Prädator

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pʁɛˈdaːtoːɐ̯]
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Hyphenation: Prä‧da‧tor

Noun

Prädator m (genitive Prädators, plural Prädatoren)

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

Declension

Declension of Prädator

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Prädator	die	Prädatoren
genitive	eines	des	Prädators	der	Prädatoren
dative	einem	dem	Prädator	den	Prädatoren
accusative	einen	den	Prädator	die	Prädatoren

Related terms

Prädation

Derived terms

Prädatorenkontrolle
Prädatorenmanagement
Spitzenprädator

Hyponyms

Further reading

Prädator in Duden online

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