predaceous
adjective
pre·da·ceous
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variants:
or predacious
Definition of predaceous
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Other Words from predaceous
predaceousness
noun
predacity
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noun
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noun
Examples of predaceous in a Sentence
the predaceous animals of the jungle, with the tiger at the top of the food chain
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Early in the season, these mites are pollen feeders, then become predaceous as more prey develops, according to 2012 research at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, "The Hoosier Gardener: Tiny mites leave red stains," 15 June 2018 Even though Coronodon is only known from a skull, that fossil reveals a mammal that mixed the features of earlier, more predaceous whales and the baleen whales that would follow. — Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, "Paleo Profile: The Crown Tooth," 10 July 2017 The best paleontologists can do is try to reconstruct the details of their habitat and gauge the predaceous powers of these crocs. — Brian Switek, WIRED, "The Mystery of the Suction-Feeding Sea Croc," 19 Sep. 2012These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'predaceous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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