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secondary predation

secondary predation noun: a form of predation when one predator feeds on a second predator, which has in turn already consumed a target prey.

Noun

secondary predation (uncountable)

  1. A form of predation when one predator feeds on a second predator, which has in turn already consumed a target prey.

Questions about secondary predation

What does secondary predation mean?
Secondary predation means a form of predation when one predator feeds on a second predator, which has in turn already consumed a target prey.
What part of speech is secondary predation?
Secondary predation is a noun.

Words near secondary predation in the dictionary

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  2. secondary planets
  3. secondary port
  4. secondary ports
  5. secondary poverty
  6. secondary predation
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  10. secondary sanction
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