predatism
[ pri-dey-tiz-uh m, pred-uh-tiz-uh m ]
/ prɪˈdeɪ tɪz əm, ˈprɛd əˌtɪz əm /
noun
the state of living as a predator or by predation.
Origin of predatism
First recorded in 1925–30;
predat(ion) +
-ism
Words nearby predatism
pred.,
predacious,
predate,
predation,
predation pressure,
predatism,
predator,
predatory,
predatory pricing,
predawn,
predecease
Example sentences from the Web for predatism
The concepts parasitism, predatism, and symbiosis have all been used with various shades of meaning by different authors.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches |Louis M. Roth