Predation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪdˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪdˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪdˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪdˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

depredation

Word Forms

predate

verb

prey on or hunt for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Raub

ein Akt des Plünderns und Plünderns und Plünderns

🇫🇷French

prédation

un acte de pillage, de pillage et de maraude

🇪🇸Spanish

depredación

un acto de saqueo, pillaje y saqueo

🇮🇹Italian

predazione

un atto di saccheggio, saccheggio e saccheggio

🇳🇱Dutch

predatie

een daad van plundering, plundering en plundering

🇵🇹Portuguese

predação

um ato de pilhagem, pilhagem e pilhagem

🇷🇺Russian

хищничество

акт грабежа, грабежа и мародерства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिकार

लूट-खसोट और लूट-पाट करने का कृत्य

🇧🇩Bengali

শিকার

লুণ্ঠন এবং লুণ্ঠন এবং লুটপাটের একটি কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

வேட்டையாடுதல்

கொள்ளையடித்தல் மற்றும் கொள்ளையடித்தல் மற்றும் கொள்ளையடித்தல் ஒரு செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేటాడటం

దోపిడీ మరియు దోపిడీ మరియు దోపిడీ చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

शिकार

लुटणे आणि लुटणे आणि लुटणे ही कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિકાર

લૂંટફાટ અને લૂંટફાટ અને લૂંટફાટનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಭಕ್ಷಕ

ಲೂಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಲೂಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ದರೋಡೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേട്ടയാടൽ

കൊള്ളയടിക്കലും കൊള്ളയടിക്കലും കൊള്ളയടിക്കലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ

ਲੁੱਟਣ ਅਤੇ ਲੁੱਟਣ ਅਤੇ ਲੁੱਟਮਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

شکار

لوٹ مار اور لوٹ مار اور لوٹ مار کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

掠夺

掠夺、掠夺和掠夺行为

🇯🇵Japanese

捕食

略奪、略奪、略奪の行為

🇰🇷Korean

포식

약탈하고 약탈하고 약탈하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ăn thịt

một hành động cướp bóc và cướp bóc và cướp bóc

🇹🇭Thai

การปล้นสะดม

การกระทำของการปล้นสะดมและการปล้นสะดมและการเที่ยวปล้นสะดม

🇮🇩Indonesian

predasi

tindakan penjarahan dan penjarahan dan perampokan

🇵🇭Filipino

predasyon

isang gawaing pandarambong at pandarambong at pandarambong

🇲🇾Malay

pemangsaan

perbuatan merompak dan merompak dan merompak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افتراس

عمل من أعمال النهب والسلب والنهب

🇮🇷Persian

شکار

عمل غارت و غارت و غارت

🇹🇷Turkish

yırtıcılık

yağmalama, yağmalama ve çapulculuk eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

טרפה

מעשה של ביזה וביזה ושוד

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The primary meaning of 'predation' is 'an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding'.

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