apex predator

English

Etymology

apex +‎ predator

Noun

apex predator (plural apex predators)

The lion is one of Africa's apex land predators.

1. An animal atop the food chain, preying but not prey.
   • a. 2007 Martha Hiatt, quoted in, 2007, Wendell Jamieson, Father Knows Less, or, "Can I cook my sister?", Putnam, →ISBN, page 203,

     Killer whales are the oceans' apex predators, which means they are at the top of the food chain.

Translations

an animal atop the food chain

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頂級掠食者／顶级掠食者, 顶级掠食者 (dǐngjí lüèshízhě)

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• Dutch: toproofdier n
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• Finnish: huippusaalistaja, huippupeto
• French: superprédateur (fr) m
• German: Spitzenprädator m
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• Japanese: 頂点捕食者 (chōten hoshokusha)
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: toppkonsument m

  Nynorsk: toppkonsument m

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• Portuguese: superpredador m
• Russian: сверххи́щник m (sverxxíščnik), вы́сший хи́щник m (výsšij xíščnik), суперхи́щник m (superxíščnik)
• Spanish: superdepredador m
• Swedish: toppkonsument (sv) c
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