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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