predation

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noun

1. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
• Syn:
depredation
• Derivationally related forms:
predate
• Hypernyms:
plundering, pillage, pillaging
2. the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
• Derivationally related forms:
predate
• Hypernyms:
hunt, hunting