Definitions for Predation
prɪˈdeɪ ʃənpre·da·tion

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1. depredation, predationnoun

   an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

2. predationnoun

   the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey

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1. predationnoun

   act of predating

2. Etymology: From praedatio, praedationem.

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1. Predation

   Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the host) and parasitoidism (which always does, eventually). It is distinct from scavenging on dead prey, though many predators also scavenge; it overlaps with herbivory, as seed predators and destructive frugivores are predators. Predators may actively search for or pursue prey or wait for it, often concealed. When prey is detected, the predator assesses whether to attack it. This may involve ambush or pursuit predation, sometimes after stalking the prey. If the attack is successful, the predator kills the prey, removes any inedible parts like the shell or spines, and eats it. Predators are adapted and often highly specialized for hunting, with acute senses such as vision, hearing, or smell. Many predatory animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate, have sharp claws or jaws to grip, kill, and cut up their prey. Other adaptations include stealth and aggressive mimicry that improve hunting efficiency. Predation has a powerful selective effect on prey, and the prey develop antipredator adaptations such as warning coloration, alarm calls and other signals, camouflage, mimicry of well-defended species, and defensive spines and chemicals. Sometimes predator and prey find themselves in an evolutionary arms race, a cycle of adaptations and counter-adaptations. Predation has been a major driver of evolution since at least the Cambrian period.

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1. predation

   Predation is a biological interaction between two organisms where a predator feeds on its prey. The predator is usually the larger and stronger organism, while the prey is the smaller and weaker one. This process is crucial for the predator's survival as it gets its nourishment from the prey and is fundamental for the balance of nature, contributing to biodiversity and population control.

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1. Predationnoun

   the act of pillaging

2. Etymology: [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.]

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1. Predation

   In ecology, predation describes a biological interaction where a predator feeds on its prey. Predators may or may not kill their prey prior to feeding on them, but the act of predation often results in the death of its prey and the eventual absorption of the prey's tissue through consumption. Other categories of consumption are herbivory, mycophagy and detritivory, the consumption of dead organic material. All these consumption categories fall under the rubric of consumer-resource systems. It can often be difficult to separate various types of feeding behaviors. For example, some parasitic species prey on a host organism and then lay their eggs on it for their offspring to feed on it while it continues to live or on its decaying corpse after it has died. The key characteristic of predation however is the predator's direct impact on the prey population. On the other hand, detritivores simply eat dead organic material arising from the decay of dead individuals and have no direct impact on the "donor" organism. Selective pressures imposed on one another often leads to an evolutionary arms race between prey and predator, resulting in various antipredator adaptations. Ways of classifying predation surveyed here include grouping by trophic level or diet, by specialization, and by the nature of the predator's interaction with prey.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Predation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Predation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Predation in a Sentence

1. Alison Towner:

   I've seen some incredible things working with the Dyer Island Conservation Trust, butone thing I never ever expected to see was predation pressure from killer whales, we had never even seen an Orca here prior to 2011.

2. Curry Rogers:

   Precocial young can avoid predation on their own, and there is a much smaller chance of the entire brood succumbing to predation at once.

3. John Vucetich:

   But parasites are at least as important as predation, to be a parasite is an easy way to make a living in the natural world.

4. Alyse Maksimoski:

   It’s used by Muslim women so they can remove their hijabs. It’s used by sexual assault survivors so they can distance themselves from their attacker, it’s used by a vast majority on the campus as a safe space from predation and harassment.

5. Mark Pearson:

   Often the one at foot will hop away because it’s terrified as its mother has just been shot. Now the chances of the shooter catching that little joey and killing it is slim, so it dies from predation, starvation and exposure.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Predation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Predation
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Predation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Predation