Prädator

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German

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin praedātor, from praedor (to loot, to pillage), from praeda (booty, spoils, prey).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)ˈdaːtoːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /pʁeːˈdaːtoːɐ̯/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Prä‧da‧tor

Noun

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Prädator m (mixed, genitive Prädators, plural Prädatoren)

  1. (ecology) predator (any organism that feeds on other organisms)

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Prädator” in Duden online
  • Prädator” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache