| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pred·a·to·ry |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr d  -tôr  , -t r |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Living by preying on other organisms: a predatory mammal; a predatory insect. 2a. Of, relating to, or characterized by plundering, pillaging, or marauding. b. Living by or given to exploiting or destroying others for one's own gain. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin praed trius, plundering, from praedr , to plunder, from praeda, booty. See ghend- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | preda·tori·ly —ADVERB
preda·tori·ness —NOUN
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