predatism

[pri-dey-tiz-uh m, pred-uh-tiz-uh m]

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noun

the state of living as a predator or by predation.

Origin of predatism

First recorded in 1925–30; predat(ion) + -ism

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Related Words for predatism

rapacity, predacity, predation, predatism

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Historical Examples of predatism

The concepts parasitism, predatism, and symbiosis have all been used with various shades of meaning by different authors.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Louis M. Roth