predation pressure
noun Ecology.
the effect of predation upon a population, resulting in the decrease in size of that population.
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Origin of predation pressure
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby predation pressure
precycle, pred., predacious, predate, predation, predation pressure, predatism, predator, predatory, predatory pricing, predawn
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