Category:Predatory

Pred"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [l. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. Praeda prey. See prey.]

1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; Pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. "a predatory War." Macaulay.

2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [obs.] Exercise. . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. Bacon.

3. (zoöl.)

Defn: living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.