Meaning & use
Predaceous
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Living by preying on other animals; predatory.
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Predaceous beetles help control aphid populations in gardens.
The lake's ecosystem includes several predaceous fish species.
A note on using this word
A variant spelling of 'predacious,' commonly used in entomology and ecology.
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predatorycarnivorous
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