| NOUN | act | predation, depredation | an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding |
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| act | predation | the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey |
| Sounds | prahdey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding. | |
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| Synonym | depredation | |
| Broader | plundering, pillage, pillaging | The act of stealing valuable things from a place |
| Spanish | depredación, predación | |
| Catalan | depredació, predació | |
| Verbs | predate | prey on or hunt for |
| Meaning | The act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey. | |
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| Broader | hunt, hunting | The work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts / pelts |
| Spanish | depredación | |
| Catalan | depredació | |
| Verbs | predate | prey on or hunt for |
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