predation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey (noun.act)

hypernym	:	hunt, hunting,
definition	:	the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act)

2. an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding (noun.act)

hypernym	:	pillage, pillaging, plundering,
definition	:	the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

3. the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey (noun.act)

derivation	:	predate, prey, raven, predate, prey, raven,
definition	:	prey on or hunt for (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	predate, prey, raven, predate, prey, raven,
definition	:	prey on or hunt for (verb.consumption)