Predatory
Predatory adjective - Living by killing and eating other animals.
Usage example: hawks are predatory and pose a danger to rabbits and other pets
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Synonyms for Predatory
Predaceous is a synonym for predatory. In some cases you can use "Predaceous" instead an adjective "Predatory". popular alternative
Predaceous
Predaceous adjective - Living by killing and eating other animals.
Usage example: the predaceous animals of the jungle, with the tiger at the top of the food chain
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Synonyms for Predaceous
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Related pairs
- acquisitive and predatory
- acquisitive and predaceous
- savage and predatory
- savage and predaceous
- wild and predatory
- wild and predaceous
- violent and predatory
- violent and predaceous
- fierce and predatory
- fierce and predaceous
- untamed and predatory
- untamed and predaceous
- ferocious and predatory
- ferocious and predaceous
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