predacious
Lives by killing
Predacious describes animals that hunt and kill other animals for food—predatory.
Hawks, wolves, and sharks are predacious.
The word extends to aggressive, exploitative behavior in humans: predacious business practices, predacious landlords.
Also spelled predaceous.
Consuming animal flesh
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- jawsMouth's bony framework
feeding · devouring · flesh · kill · bloodthirsty · ferocious · ravenous · voracious
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- pounceSudden attack leap
- lurkHide while observing
stealth · camouflage · trap · sneak · tracking · scent · instinct · survival
Hostile and confrontational
- dominantHaving superior influence
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
relentless · cunning · opportunistic · calculating · merciless · exploitative · competitive · assertive
meat-eating
Consuming animal flesh
jaws · feeding · devouring · flesh · kill · bloodthirsty · ferocious · ravenous · voracious · savage
stalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
lurk · stealth · camouflage · trap · sneak · tracking · scent · instinct · survival · capture
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- dominantHaving superior influence
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
fierce · relentless · cunning · opportunistic · calculating · merciless · exploitative · competitive · assertive · intimidating
raptor
Hunting bird with talons
pack · alpha · scavenger · ecosystem · food web · adaptation · evolved · species · habitat · natural selection
predaciousherbivorous
Consuming only plants
vegetarian · omnivorous · insectivorous · filter-feeding · autotrophic
prey, predator, predatory, predate, predators, predation, depredation, predates, predating