living+by+prey
31pre|da´cious|ness — pre|da|cious or pre|da|ceous «prih DAY shuhs», adjective. living by prey; predatory: »Gaudy, fast on the wing and deadly to its prey, the dragonfly…is highly predacious (Science News Letter). ╂[< Latin prae|dārī to rob (< praeda prey) +… …
32pre|da|cious — or pre|da|ceous «prih DAY shuhs», adjective. living by prey; predatory: »Gaudy, fast on the wing and deadly to its prey, the dragonfly…is highly predacious (Science News Letter). ╂[< Latin prae|dārī to rob (< praeda prey) + English aceous]… …
33Charles Darwin's religious views — Charles Darwin (1809–1882), who proposed the theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Charles Darwin s views on religion have been the subject of much interest. His work which was pivotal in the development of modern biology and… …
34Raptorial — Rap*to ri*al (r[a^]p*t[=o] r[i^]*al), a. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Rapacious; living upon prey; said especially of certain birds. (b) Adapted for seizing prey; said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals. (c) Of or pertaining to the… …
35rapacious — adjective Etymology: Latin rapac , rapax, from rapere to seize more at rapid Date: 1651 1. excessively grasping or covetous 2. living on prey 3. ravenous < a rapacious appetite > Synonyms: see voracious • rapaciously adverb …
36predatory — pred·a·to·ry / pre də ˌtōr ē/ adj: inclined or intended to injure competitors by unfair means subject to antitrust liability for predatory conduct National Law Journal predatory bidding Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
37rapacious — I adjective avaricious, avidus, cormorant, depredatory, devouring, grasping, greedy, insatiable, insatiate, living on prey, lupine, marauding, pillaging, piratical, plundering, predacious, predatory, preying, rapax, ravening, ravenous, voracious …
38rapacious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. greedy, ravenous, voracious. See desire, gluttony. Ant., generous. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Greedy] Syn. grasping, avaricious, insatiable; see sense 2; greedy 1 , 2 . 2. [Living on prey] Syn.… …
39predacious — a. Rapacious, ravenous, greedy, voracious, living by prey …
40predacious — a. pertaining to preying; living on prey. ♦ predacity, n …
