Predatory
Pronunciation : Pred"a*to*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey.]
Definition : 1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. "A predatory war." Macaulay.
2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [Obs.] Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. Bacon.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913