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单词 predator
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predator

noun
 
/ˈpredətə(r)/
/ˈpredətər/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1.  
    an animal that kills and eats other animals
    • Some animals have no natural predators.
    • the relationship between predator and prey
    Topics Animalsc1
  2. (disapproving) a person or an organization that uses weaker people for their own advantage
    • to protect domestic industry from foreign predators
  3. Word Origin1920s: from Latin praedator ‘plunderer’, from praedat- ‘seized as plunder’, from the verb praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda ‘booty’.
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