| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pred·a·tor |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr d  -tr, -tôr |
| NOUN: | 1. An organism that lives by preying on other organisms. 2. One that victimizes, plunders, or destroys, especially for one's own gain. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin praed tor, pillager, from praedr , to plunder. See predatory.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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