predation Sentence Examples
- The cheetah's expert predation skills ensured a successful hunt.
- Lions rely heavily on predation to sustain their large prides.
- Predation is a fundamental component of the food web, maintaining ecological balance.
- The introduction of invasive species can disrupt predation patterns and threaten native ecosystems.
- Artificial light at night can interfere with nocturnal predation, disrupting natural behaviors.
- Predation pressure drives the evolution of defensive traits in prey species.
- Some animals, like sharks, exhibit both predation and scavenging behaviors.
- Predation can influence population dynamics, shaping species abundance and distribution.
- Overfishing can disrupt predation by removing top predators from marine ecosystems.
- The study of predation helps scientists understand predator-prey interactions and their impact on biodiversity.
predation Meaning
predation (n)
an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
Synonyms & Antonyms of predation
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Antonyms:
No strong antonyms found.
Synonyms:
- ruination
- desecrating
- vandalization
- demolishment
- ravaging
- vandalism
- ruin
- ravage
- trashing
- defacement
- demolishing
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FAQs About the word predation
an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding, the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
plunder, pillaging,depredation, spoliation, marauding, pillage, looting, despoiling, plundering, despoilment
protection, conservation, saving, conservation, preservation, saving, protection, preservation,, salvage
The cheetah's expert predation skills ensured a successful hunt.
Lions rely heavily on predation to sustain their large prides.
Predation is a fundamental component of the food web, maintaining ecological balance.
The introduction of invasive species can disrupt predation patterns and threaten native ecosystems.
