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ambush predators

ambush predators is the plural of ambush predator.

Meaning of ambush predator

Noun

ambush predator (plural ambush predators)

  1. (ethology) A carnivorous animal that prefers to capture or trap prey by stealth or strategy, rather than by speed or strength.
    • For 10 million years after they arrived in Europe, despite the great numbers of small rodents present, cats showed no sign of prospering, let alone attaining the dominance among ambush predators they have today.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 89

Questions about ambush predators

What is ambush predators the plural of?
Ambush predators is the plural of ambush predator.

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