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predatory
[predatory 词源字典]
predatory:
see
prey
[predatory etymology, predatory origin, 英语词源]
predatory (adj.)
1580s, "involving plundering," from Latin
praedatorius
"pertaining to plunder," from
praedator
"plunderer," from
praedor
"to plunder," from
praeda
"prey" (see
prey
(n.)). Of animals, from 1660s.