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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespredatory
/ˈprɛdətəri/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or denoting an animal or animals that naturally preying on others.
"The lion is a fierce predatory mammal." - 2
Seeking to exploit or oppress others for personal gain.
"The company was accused of using predatory pricing strategies to eliminate competition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from late Latin praedatorius (from praedator 'plunderer', from praedari 'to plunder') + -y.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "predatory" is said worldwide
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prédateur
Transliteration: prédateur
"Les oiseaux de proie ont des instincts prédateurs."
raubend
Transliteration: raubend
"Raubtiere spielen eine wichtige Rolle im Ökosystem."
predatorio
Transliteration: predatorio
"Hanno criticato le pratiche commerciali predatorie della banca."
depredador
Transliteration: depredador
"El tigre es un animal depredador muy peligroso."
predatório
Transliteration: predatório
"O capitalismo predatório prejudica o meio ambiente."
शिकारी
Transliteration: shikari
"शिकारी जानवर जंगल में घूमते हैं।"
掠夺性的
Transliteration: lüèduó xìng de
"政府打击了掠夺性贷款行为。"
포식성의
Transliteration: posikseong-ui
"상어는 바다에서 포식성의 동물입니다."
掠奪的な
Transliteration: ryakudatsu-tekina
"その企業は掠奪的な価格設定で批判された。"
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