predation
The preying of one animal on others.
Other meanings
The action of attacking or plundering.
Related words
- antipredation
- hyperpredation
- kleptopredation
- macropredation
- micropredation
- indirect predation
- secondary predation
Word history
From Latin "praedatio" (praedātiō, praedātiōnis).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “predation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.