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Meanings of
predation
in English
Portuguese
depredação
Catalan
depredació
Back to the meaning
An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding.
depredation
Portuguese
depredação
Synonyms
Examples for "
depredation
"
depredation
Examples for "
depredation
"
1
The clematis root disease is the
depredation
of a nematode or eel-worm.
2
From that period, the scourge of Norman
depredation
became gradually less felt.
3
But even cottage property scarcely seems safe from legislative
depredation
now, sir.
4
Fourth and fifth fingers on right hand missing, probably rodent
depredation
.
5
His
depredation
involved him in no suspicion; his changing features rendered recognition impossible.
Usage of
predation
in English
1
But the culture there doesn't make the society vulnerable to their
predation
.
2
The pearlfish has to swim up sea cucumber butts to escape
predation
.
3
How do you deny yourself of your natural
predation
instincts to produce?
4
And, until recent human-led extermination campaigns, wolves have faced little
predation
pressure.
5
Trump justifies his trade war with China as protecting America from Chinese
predation
.
6
Gecko phonotaxis to cricket calling song: A case of satellite
predation
.
7
Hyena and jackal
predation
has been a problem here for centuries.
8
Without single organs or centralised functions plants may tolerate
predation
without losing functionality.
9
The
predation
of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus on different periodontal pathogens has already been described.
10
The functional response and stage-specific
predation
rate were analyzed to evaluate
predation
capacity.
11
Whether you call that
predation
or not is a moot point. She smiled.
12
He now has 250 only, due to the
predation
of cormorants.
13
Presumably, intraguild
predation
contributes to stabilizing the salt marsh food web against disturbances.
14
The Northern brown kiwi is also threatened by
predation
from ferrets and dogs.
15
If it emerges to forage, it faces some risk of
predation
.
16
Her documentary The 13th Step looks at sexual
predation
at meetings.
Other examples for "predation"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
predation
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
sexual predation
avoid predation
insect predation
intraguild predation
natural predation
More collocations
Translations for
predation
Portuguese
depredação
Catalan
depredació
predació
Predation
through the time
Predation
across language varieties
United States of America
Common