depredatory


dep·re·date

D0146000 (dĕp′rĭ-dāt′)v. dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing, dep·re·dates v.tr. To ransack; plunder.v.intr. To engage in plundering.
[Late Latin dēpraedārī, dēpraedāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin praedārī, to plunder (from praeda, booty; see ghend- in Indo-European roots).]
dep′re·da′tor n.de·pred′a·to′ry (dĭ-prĕd′ə-tôr′ē, dĕp′rĭ-də-) adj.