Definition

Describing animals that survive by hunting and eating other animals.

Example

Lions are predaceous creatures that hunt for their food.

Conversation

Did you know some animals are really predaceous?

Yeah, it’s fascinating how they survive by hunting others.

I wonder which ones are the most predaceous in our area.

Probably the hawks or the wolves; they’re great hunters.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Predaceous → It is formed from "praedator" (from Latin, meaning plunderer or predator) and the suffix "-eous" (meaning having the nature of). The word "predaceous" refers to having the nature of a predator, typically in the context of animals that hunt and feed on other animals.

Memory Tip

Think of a 'predator' ('praedator') that has the 'nature of' ('-eous') hunting other animals — that's what predaceous means.

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