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pre·da·tion

(prĭ-dā′shən)

1. The capturing of prey for food.

2. The act of robbing, victimizing, or exploiting others.

[Middle English predacion, plundering, from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōn-, from praedātus, past participle of praedārī, to plunder; see predatory.]

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predation

(prɪˈdeɪʃən)

(Zoology) a relationship between two species of animal in a community, in which one (the predator) hunts, kills, and eats the other (the prey)

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pre•da•tion

(prɪˈdeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of plundering or robbing; depredation.

2. predatory behavior.

3. Ecol. the capture and consumption of prey.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin praedātiō=praedā(rī) to plunder, catch (see predator) + -tiō -tion]

predation

a relation between organisms or animals in which one feeds on the other. — predatory, adj.

See also: Theft

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Noun	1.	predation - an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding depredation pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
	2.	predation - the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey hunting, hunt - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

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