predator
Example Sentences
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It helps protect ants from predators, drying out, and disease, and it provides structural support for their muscles.
From Science Daily
If people were victimized by predators on the county’s payroll, they deserve to have a law firm that can afford to work for free until the case settles.
From Los Angeles Times
With no natural predators, deer can damage ecosystems.
From Barron's
When the floods spill over Botswana’s Okavango Delta every year, fat antelopes congregate in lush grazing grounds and big predators treat the islands like snack bars.
The discovery of predators operating at a seventh trophic level highlights just how rich and complex the Paja ecosystem once was.
From Science Daily
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