Predaceous

prē-dā′shus, adj. living by prey: predatory.— adj. Pred′able , raptorial.— n. Predā′cean , a carnivorous animal.— adj. Prē′dal , pertaining to prey: plundering.— n. Predā′tion , the act of plundering.— adv. Pred′atorily , plunderingly.— n. Pred′at or in e , inclination to plunder.— adj. Pred′atory , plundering: characterised by plundering: living by plunder: ravenous. [L. præda , booty.]