predation

The preying of one animal on others.

Noun

  1. The preying of one animal on others.
  2. The action of attacking or plundering.
    • […]this priest roade in his goune of velvet, with a greate trayne, and was received into every Religion with Procession, as though the legate had bene there, and toke such greate sommes for his visitacion, that the...

Origin

Borrowed from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōnis, from praedor (“pillage, plunder”), from praeda (“plunder, spoils”).

Forms

predations

Related

predator depredation prey predate

Derived

antipredation hyperpredation indirect predation kleptopredation macropredation micropredation secondary predation