Definition
Relating to or involving plundering, raiding, or preying upon; marked by destruction and theft.
Etymology
From Latin depraedatorius (plundering), from praedari (to plunder) with -ory suffix creating adjectives meaning 'of the nature of' or 'tending to cause'.
Kelly Says
A 'depredatory attack' by pirates or an invasive species describes something systematic and destructive—it's worse than random theft because it's organized exploitation of resources.
Translations
BNবাংলা
শিকারী
shi-ka-ree
CACatalà
predatori
pre-da-to-ree
CSČeština
lovecký
lo-vec-ky
DADansk
jægerlignende
yaeger-li-gn-en-de
DEDeutsch
raubtierisch
roy-t-er-ish
ELΕλληνικά
ζηλωτικός
zee-lo-ti-kos
ESEspañol
depredador
deh-PREH-dah-dor
FAفارسی
شکارچی
she-kaar-chi
FISuomi
petoeläinmäinen
pe-to-e-lain-mai-nen
FRFrançais
prédateur
preh-da-tyr
HIहिन्दी
शिकारी
shi-ka-ree
IDBahasa Indonesia
predator
pre-da-tor
ITItaliano
predatorio
pre-da-to-ree-oh
JA日本語
捕食的な
ho-shoku-te-ki-na
KMKM
អត្តសម្គាល់
a-tt-sam-kea-l
KO한국어
포식적인
po-sik-jeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
pemburu
pemb-u-roo
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန်
te-yi-sar-san
NLNederlands
roofdierachtig
rof-deer-ach-tig
NONorsk
rovdyrlignende
rov-deer-li-gn-en-de
PLPolski
drapieżny
dra-piezh-ny
PTPortuguês
predatório
pre-da-to-ree-oh
RORomână
prădător
pra-da-tor
RUРусский
хищнический
khist-ni-che-skiy
SWKiswahili
mwindaji
mwin-da-ji
TAதமிழ்
வல்லுநர்
val-lu-nar
TLTL
mangangaso
man-gan-ga-so
UKУкраїнська
хижацький
khy-zhak-t-sky
VITiếng Việt
thợ săn
tho-san
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-si-l-wa-ne