Spitzenprädator
German
Etymology
Spitze (“top, peak”) + -n- + Prädator (“predator”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩pʁɛ(ː)ˌdaːtoːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-pʁɛː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Spit‧zen‧prä‧da‧tor
Noun
Spitzenprädator m (genitive Spitzenprädators, plural Spitzenprädatoren)
- (ecology) apex predator (organism atop the food chain)