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predator - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun noun
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noun animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey ), primarily for food noun attacks and plunders for gain
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun noun
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin praedātor , pillager, from praedārī , to plunder; see predatory.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Latin praedātor , from praedor ("loot, pillage"), from praeda ("booty, spoils, prey").
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The term predator conjures up images of horror in most people.
Wake Up From Your Slumber - The Truth Will Set You Free 2010
Once I stand, even if he doesn't pick me up immediately with his 270-degree vision, he'll see my shadow and know instantly that a predator is above him.
Stalking Monster Mule Deer in Montana by Bill Heavey 2004
He really gets pretty funky in this thing, and you see a little bit of that in the teaser as he's dueling with this drone predator from the falling tank.
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The predator is every bit good looking too; while actually a high quality plastic, the case is functional as well as being attractive.
Hot Predator | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
He really gets pretty funky in this thing, and you see a little bit of that in the teaser as he's dueling with this drone predator from the falling tank.
‘A-Team Week’: Bradley Cooper Turns Face Into James Bond? » MTV Movies Blog 2010
There's a reason why the best place to find a child-sex predator is in conservative Christian strongholds, but I'll save that for another post.
Archive 2010-03-01 2010
Thus, a prey that can sit still escapes detection as long as the predator is not too close.
Archive 2009-06-01 AYDIN 2009
About two seconds after this photograph was taken, the mosquito fish to Mr. Hawgmouth's lower left swam a little too close to Mr. Hawgmouth, whereupon Mr. Hawgmouth got a tasty lunch and my son and I got the kind of interactive lesson in predator -prey dynamics you just can't replicate on television.
Why Your Kid Needs an Aquarium 2009
Because a child predator is exactly the same as two consenting adults?
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There's a reason why the best place to find a child-sex predator is in conservative Christian strongholds, but I'll save that for another post.
Who Is The Wolf At The Door? 2010
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