predatory animal

/ˌprɛdəˈtɔri ˌænəməl/
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Other forms: predatory animals

Definitions of predatory animal
  1. noun
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
    synonyms: predator
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    types:
    carnivore
    any animal that feeds on flesh
    type of:
    animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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