predation
predation · predations
хищничество, охота
Raub, Jagd, Prädation
The preying of one animal on othersThe preying of one animal on others.
US/pɹədˈeɪʃən/
» Several species of Wētā are under threat from predation by birds and reptiles, and habitat loss.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The preying of one animal on others.
Raub, Jagd, Prädation
хи́щничествоxíščničestvo, охо́таoxóta
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The action of attacking or plundering.
Plünderung
an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
Examples
1 sentencesSeveral species of Wētā are under threat from predation by birds and reptiles, and habitat loss.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the preying of one animal on others:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the preying of one animal on others:
the action of attacking or plundering:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōnis, from praedor (“pillage, plunder”), from praedBorrowed from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōnis, from praedor (“pillage, plunder”), from praeda (“plunder, spoils”).
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Forms
plural: predations| Singular | predation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding:depredation
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable