/
prɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
n.
- Zoology the preying of one animal on others.
-
(usu. predations)
an act of attacking or plundering.
Derivative
Etymology
C15 (in the L. sense): from L. praedatio(n-) ‘taking of booty’, from praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda ‘booty’.
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