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predation

noun as in preying

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Starvation, disease, war, and predation were common threats for a majority of our evolutionary history.

WGA is classified as a lectin—a term for a protein produced by an organism to protect itself from predation.

This “double whammy” of predation and competition enables jellyfish to cripple a food chain by essentially nibbling at its ankles.

The whole thing combines a French disregard for sexual predation with our own culture of uptight sensationalism.

The transition from peace to predation therefore depends on the growth of technical knowledge and the use of tools.

The conventions of the business world have grown up under the selective surveillance of this principle of predation or parasitism.

Young in the nest would seem to be especially susceptible to predation by the pilot black snake.

Further verification of predation on mammals, reptiles and amphibians by this species is needed.

In addition to known predation by mountain lions and coyotes on porcupines, the bobcat kills porcupines.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to predation, such as: predacity, predatism, rapaciousness, and rapacity.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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