predated
Existed before something
Predated has two distinct meanings depending on which verb it comes from.
From predate meaning to exist before, it indicates something occurred earlier: Dinosaurs predated humans by millions of years.
From predate meaning to prey upon, it means hunted or fed on: Wolves predated the elk herd.
Context usually clarifies which sense applies.
Came earlier than
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
precursor · forerunner · antecedent · predecessor · earlier · prior · previous · preexist
Extinct Mesozoic reptile
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- trilobiteExtinct segmented marine arthropod
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
Cretaceous · Triassic · Paleozoic · Mesozoic · Cambrian · fossil · paleontology · ancient
Apex-topped geometric solids
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- SumeriansAncient southern Mesopotamian people
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
Stonehenge · antiquity · civilization · archaeology · dynasty · temples · ziggurat · obelisk
Vanished flightless bird
- passenger pigeonExtinct migratory North American dove
- great aukExtinct flightless North Atlantic seabird
- Tasmanian tigerExtinct striped marsupial carnivore
- quaggaPartially striped extinct zebra
moa · woolly rhinoceros · Steller's sea cow · glyptodon · thylacine · aurochs · bygone · vanished
preceded
Came earlier than
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- progenitorAncestor or originator
forefather · precursor · forerunner · antecedent · predecessor · earlier · prior · previous · preexist · herald
dinosaur
Extinct Mesozoic reptile
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- trilobiteExtinct segmented marine arthropod
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
Jurassic · Cretaceous · Triassic · Paleozoic · Mesozoic · Cambrian · fossil · paleontology · ancient · primordial
pyramids
Apex-topped geometric solids
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- SumeriansAncient southern Mesopotamian people
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
hieroglyphics · Stonehenge · antiquity · civilization · archaeology · dynasty · temples · ziggurat · obelisk · papyrus
dodo
Vanished flightless bird
- passenger pigeonExtinct migratory North American dove
- great aukExtinct flightless North Atlantic seabird
- Tasmanian tigerExtinct striped marsupial carnivore
quagga · moa · woolly rhinoceros · Steller's sea cow · glyptodon · thylacine · aurochs · bygone · vanished · died out
predatedfollowed
Came behind another
postdated · succeeded · came after · ensued · superseded
- natural predatorsAnimals that inherently hunt others
- sexual predatorOne who exploits others
- apex predatorsDominant hunters, no natural enemies
- predatory lendingExploitative loan terms
- predatory fishCarnivore of the waters
- predator and prey
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