Definition of Predatory. Meaning of Predatory. Synonyms of Predatory

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Definition of Predatory

Predatory
Predatory Pred"a*to*ry, a. [L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey.] 1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. ``A predatory war.' --Macaulay. 2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [Obs.] Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. --Bacon. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.

Meaning of Predatory from wikipedia

- acute senses such as vision, hearing, or smell for prey detection. Many predatory animals have sharp claws or jaws to grip, kill, and cut up their prey...
- Predatory publishing, also write-only publishing or deceptive publishing, is an exploitative academic publishing business model, where the journal or...
- Predatory marriage is the practice of marrying an elderly person exclusively for the purpose of gaining access to their estate upon their death. While...
- The predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians), also known as the ghostfish, is a species of tunicate which lives anc****d along deep-sea canyon walls and...
- Predatory conferences or predatory meetings are meetings set up to appear as legitimate scientific conferences but which are exploitative as they do not...
- Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as (although not the same as) raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other...
- damaged by comet debris and crash lands on an empty desert planet. When predatory creatures begin attacking the survivors, Rid**** joins forces with them...
- Predatory pricing is a commercial pricing strategy which involves the use of large scale undercutting to eliminate competition. This is where an industry...
- Predatory dinoflagellates are predatory heterotrophic or mixotrophic alveolates that derive some or most of their nutrients from digesting other organisms...
- Predatory lending refers to unethical practices conducted by lending organizations during a loan origination process that are unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent...