| ADJECTIVE | all | predacious, predaceous | hunting and killing other animals for food |
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| all | predacious, predaceous, predatory | living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain |
| Meaning | hunting and killing other animals for food. | |
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| Synonym | predaceous | |
| Broader | carnivorous | (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals |
| Spanish | predador | |
| Catalan | depredador, predador | |
| Meaning | Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain. | |
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| Example | "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swinton | |
| Synonyms | predaceous, predatory | |
| Broader | acquisitive | eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas |
| Spanish | depredador, predador | |
| Catalan | depredador, predador | |
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