predation
noun /prɪˈdeɪʃn/
/prɪˈdeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (specialist)- the act of an animal killing and eating other animals
(动物的)捕食 - Goldfish are particularly prone to predation by cats and birds such as herons.
金鱼特别容易被猫和鸟如苍鹭捕食。
词源late 15th cent. (in the Latin sense): from Latin praedatio(n-) ‘taking of booty’, from the verb praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda ‘booty’. The current main sense dates from the 1930s. - Goldfish are particularly prone to predation by cats and birds such as herons.