Added 10 October 2026
predation
noun
Latin root: praedātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about predation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
Borrowed from Latin praedātiō, praedātiōnis, from praedor (“pillage, plunder”), from praeda (“plunder, spoils”).
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