predation.

1. The process by which an animal hunts, kills, or consumes another animal as food.

2. The exploitation or victimization of others for one’s own advantage.

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Words that belong together

• predation pressure
• nocturnal predation

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Predation had reduced the colony of burrowing animals.

Marks on the shell suggested predation by a larger creature.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural predations for separate predatory acts. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.