How to pronounce predator
American English pronunciation
PRED-uh-ter
- IPA
- /ˈpɹɛdətɚ/
- Syllables
- PRED · uh · ter (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What predator means
An animal that hunts other animals for food
In a sentence: The owl is a predator that hunts mice in the dark.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for someone who grabs things and carries them off. It's related to praeda, a Latin word for prey.
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