predation
predation noun: the preying of one animal on others.
Noun
predation (countable and uncountable, plural predations)
- The preying of one animal on others.
- The action of attacking or plundering.
- […]this priest roade in his goune of velvet, with a greate trayne, and was received into every Religion with Procession, as though the legate had bene there, and toke such greate sommes for his visitacion, that the religious sore were greved, and murmured much against it, and in especiall, for they...a. 1547, Edward Hall, “The XVII Yere”, in King Henry the VIII, volume II, London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, published 1904, page 48
predation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malay and Indonesian
predation in Tamil
- இரை பிடித்து, அடித்துண்ணுவது
predation in Urdu
- لوٹ مار, تباہی
predation in Malay
- the preying of one animal on others
- pemangsaan
predation in Indonesian
- the preying of one animal on others
- pemangsaan
Forms of predation
| plural | predations |
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Origin of predation
Borrowed from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōnis, from praedor (“pillage, plunder”), from praeda (“plunder, spoils”).
Words formed from predation
Words that rhyme with predation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about predation
- What does predation mean?
- Predation means the preying of one animal on others.
- What is predation in Tamil?
- Predation in Tamil is இரை பிடித்து, அடித்துண்ணுவது. See Predation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is predation?
- Predation is a noun.
- What is the plural of predation?
- The plural of predation is predations.
Words near predation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: predation (page history and authors); predation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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