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Meanings of predatory instincts in English

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Usage of predatory instincts in English
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What sets him apart is the predatory instincts of a killer shark.
Reuters
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Plants may have memory, perhaps show passion, predatory instincts, or rudimentary intelligence.
The Last Leaf / Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men ...
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But in captivity archerfish are usually spoon-fed; their predatory instincts wasted.
BBC
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Edouard dovetailed well with Ajeti, whose predatory instincts again came to the fore.
BBC
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They are instantly curious and pushy, flooded with predatory instincts.
The Guardian
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The goal highlighted Kane's predatory instincts, although he subsequently blazed a penalty over the crossbar.
The Guardian
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We can't break Tammas of his inherited predatory instincts.
Dear Enemy
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His predatory instincts already look pivotal in Hearts' battle ahead to haul themselves up the table.
BBC
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His second goal was as simple as his first, but each was proof of his predatory instincts.
The Guardian
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Short in stature with uncanny predatory instincts inside the box - a modern-day Müller, you could say.
The Guardian
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Merimee had a certain fascination of manner, and the predatory instincts of George Sand were again aroused.
Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 4
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Under these circumstances, the best policy, whilst firmly repressing their predatory instincts, is to leave them alone.
Indian Frontier Policy; an historical sketch
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He has not the predatory instincts.
The Desert and the Sown
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Oolak stood by with his club, ready for any display of the predatory instincts that yielded to temptation.
The Heart of Unaga
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But that was merely part of Ridgway's vanity, and did not in the least interfere with his predatory instincts.
Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also t...
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What, it was hard not to ponder again, would Mourinho and United have done without his predatory instincts this term?
Reuters
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