predaceous

A variant spelling of 'predaceous', describing a creature or behavior that involves hunting and consuming other animals, or a disposition characterized by exploiting others for personal advantage.

ruХищный; занимающийся охотой на других животных или эксплуатирующий других ради личной выгоды.esQue se alimenta de otros animales; que se aprovecha de otros o los explota para beneficio propio, a menudo de manera agresiva o destructiva.frQualifie un animal qui se nourrit d'autres animaux ; par extension, se dit d'une personne ou d'une chose qui exploite les autres à son propre avantage, de manière prédatrice.deRaubtierhaft; andere Tiere jagend und fressend oder andere Menschen zu seinem eigenen Vorteil ausbeutend.ptQue se alimenta de outros animais; predador. Também se diz de quem explora os outros para benefício próprio.zh捕食其他动物的，以捕食为生的；也指剥削他人以谋取私利的。arوصف للكائن الحي الذي يتغذى على غيره من الحيوانات بافتراسها، ويُستعمل مجازًا للشخص الذي يستغل الآخرين لتحقيق مصلحته الشخصية.

1. Hunting and killing other animals for food C1 formal scientific

   Describing the natural behavior of an organism that actively seeks out, captures, and consumes other creatures for sustenance. This trait is fundamental to carnivorous and omnivorous species and is associated with specialized physiological and behavioral adaptations designed for stalking, ambushing, or overpowering living prey.

   • The predaceous beetle larvae are voracious consumers of aphids in the garden.
   • Many species of predaceous diving beetles inhabit freshwater ponds.
   • The mantis shrimp is a highly aggressive, predaceous crustacean with incredibly powerful claws.
   • Spiders exhibit a wide range of predaceous strategies, from web-building to active hunting.
   • The introduction of a predaceous insect helped control the invasive pest population.

   ruОхотящийся и убивающий других животных для пропитанияesDepredadorfrprédateurdeJagend und tötend, um sich zu ernährenptPredador que caça e mata outros animais para se alimentarzh捕食性的arمفترس، يقتل الحيوانات الأخرى للغذاء

   المرادفات: carnivorouspredatoryraptorial

   الأضداد: gentlepeacefulplacid

2. Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain C1 formal

   Characterized by a behavioral disposition that exploits, manipulates, or harms other individuals to achieve selfish material, financial, or social advantages. This figurative usage strongly condemns such conduct as ruthless and lacking in empathy, often applied to people, corporate practices, or broader societal patterns lacking moral restraint.

   • The novelist portrayed the businessman as a predaceous tycoon who ruined countless competitors.
   • As one critic noted, his predaceous nature made him a formidable but despised political operator.
   • The colonial administration was accused of predaceous resource extraction, stripping the land for profit.
   • Her predaceous rise to power involved betraying nearly everyone who had once trusted her.
   • The article detailed the predaceous practices of fraudulent investment firms.

   ruЖивущий за счёт жертвенности других ради личной выгодыesDepredador, explotador y carente de escrúpulosfrPrédateur (au sens figuré)deAuf Kosten anderer lebend zum eigenen VorteilptQue vive às custas da vitimização alheia para benefício própriozh靠牺牲他人谋取私利arالمعتاش على استغلال الآخرين لتحقيق المنفعة الشخصية

   المرادفات: bloodsuckingexploitativeparasiticpredatoryrapaciousvulturinevulturous

   الأضداد: altruisticbenevolentcharitablecompassionateconsiderateethicalfairgenerousgentlehonesthumanekindmercifulmoralnoblephilanthropicprincipledselflessuprightvirtuous