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单词 predation
释义 pre·da·tion
\prēˈdāshən, prəˈd-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin praedation-, praedatio, from praedatus, (past participle of praedari to plunder) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at prey
1. : the act of preying or plundering : depredation, despoilment, rapacity
 < the enlightened monarchs … were not averse to an occasional war of predation — Morris Watnick >
2. : a mode of life in which food is primarily obtained by killing and consuming animals
 < predation reduces the size of the prey population, which responds by more rapid growth — Scientific Monthly >
— compare mutualism, parasitism
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