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hyperpredation

hyperpredation noun: predation on other predators.

Noun

hyperpredation (uncountable)

  1. Predation on other predators.
  2. The situation where a generalist predator increases its predation pressure as a result of the introduction of a substitute prey.

Origin of hyperpredation

From hyper- + predation.

Questions about hyperpredation

What does hyperpredation mean?
Hyperpredation means predation on other predators.
What part of speech is hyperpredation?
Hyperpredation is a noun.

Words near hyperpredation in the dictionary

  1. hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia
  2. hyperprebetalipoproteinemia
  3. hyperprecise
  4. hyperprecision
  5. hyperpredated
  6. hyperpredation
  7. hyperpredator
  8. hyperpredators
  9. hyperpresence
  10. hyperpresent
  11. hyperprior

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