predatism
[ pri-dey-tiz-uhm, pred-uh-tiz-uhm ]
noun
the state of living as a predator or by predation.
Origin of predatism
1First recorded in 1925–30; predat(ion) + -ism
Words Nearby predatism
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How to use predatism in a sentence
Allee et al. apparently do not include predatism in symbiosis.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches | Louis M. RothThe concepts parasitism, predatism, and symbiosis have all been used with various shades of meaning by different authors.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches | Louis M. RothIn fact, Andrewartha and Birch generalized these relationships by calling both categories predatism.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches | Louis M. Roth
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