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predacean

predacean noun: any carnivorous animal.

Noun

predacean (plural predaceans)

  1. (archaic) Any carnivorous animal.
    • Predaceans or Zoophagans1835, William Kirby, William Spence, On the Power Wisdom and Goodness of God. As Manifested in the Creation of Animals and in Their History, Habits and Instincts

Forms of predacean

pluralpredaceans

Origin of predacean

Latin praeda (“prey”).

Questions about predacean

What does predacean mean?
Predacean means any carnivorous animal.
What part of speech is predacean?
Predacean is a noun.
What is the plural of predacean?
The plural of predacean is predaceans.

Words near predacean in the dictionary

  1. precytotoxic
  2. pred
  3. pred-
  4. Preda
  5. predable
  6. predacean
  7. predaceans
  8. predaceous
  9. predaceously
  10. predaceousness
  11. predacious

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