predacious

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O. atratus evolved from a lineage that's mainly predacious, and all of its cousin species predate small insects on flowers.

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  1. adjective Living by seizing or taking prey; predatory.
  2. adjective Given to victimizing, plundering, or destroying for one's own gain: "the most vicious, predacious, esurient and desperate elements of this society” (Claude Brown).

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  • O. atratus evolved from a lineage that's mainly predacious, and all of its cousin species predate small insects on flowers. —  Seeds Aside
  • While the United States 'predacious form of capitalism inflicts horrific damage on people of other nations, many people in the United States are not exactly
  • Though they themselves may make a meal for the predacious diving beetle, the little marbled 'manders are perfectly positioned to feed on their more populous brethren. —  Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news
  • In fact, they are not yet even adults, but rather predacious insect larvae that have a big head and sharp spiny jaw. —  Vineyard Gazette - Top Stories
  • Jackson added that ODFW plans to stock 10,000 predacious trout in the lake in 2010. —  News Review - Top Stories
 

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  1. From Latin praedārī, to plunder; see predatory.
 

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