Prädator

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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

Prädator m (genitive Prädators, plural Prädatoren)

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

Related terms

• Prädation

Derived terms

• Prädatorenkontrolle
• Prädatorenmanagement
• Spitzenprädator

Hyponyms

• Beutegreifer
• Greifvogel
• Raubfisch
• Raubtier

Further reading

• “Prädator” in Duden online