predaceous
1Predaceous — Pre*da ceous, a. [L. praeda prey. See {Prey}.] Living by prey; predatory. Derham. [1913 Webster] …
2predaceous — index larcenous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3predaceous — or predacious adjective Etymology: Latin praedari to prey upon (from praeda prey) + English aceous or acious (as in rapacious) more at prey Date: 1713 1. living by preying on other animals ; predatory 2. (usually predacious) tending to devour or… …
4predaceous — См. predacious …
5predaceous — adjective Surviving by preying on other animals. See Also: predatory …
6predaceous — pre·da·ceous || prɪ deɪʃəs adj. preying on other animals, hunting other creatures for food …
7predaceous — pre·da·ceous …
8predaceous — a. pertaining to preying; living on prey. ♦ predacity, n …
9predaceous — adjective 1. hunting and killing other animals for food • Syn: ↑predacious • Similar to: ↑carnivorous 2. living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain predatory capitalists a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and… …
10predaceous diving beetle — ▪ insect also called diving beetle , or true water beetle, any of more than 4,000 species of carnivorous, aquatic beetles (insect order Coleoptera) that prey on organisms ranging from other insects to fish larger than themselves. Diving… …
