predacious
[ pri-dey-shuh s ]
/ prɪˈdeɪ ʃəs /
adjective
predatory; rapacious.
Also
especially Biology,
pre·da·ceous.
Origin of predacious
First recorded in 1705–15;
pred(atory) +
-acious
OTHER WORDS FROM predacious
Words nearby predacious
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predation pressure,
predatism,
predator
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British Dictionary definitions for predacious
predacious
predaceous
/ (prɪˈdeɪʃəs) /
adjective
(of animals) habitually hunting and killing other animals for food
preying on others
Derived forms of predacious
predaciousness, predaceousness or predacity (prɪˈdæsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for predacious
C18: from Latin
praeda plunder; compare
predatory