Gaudy, fast on the wing and deadly to its prey, the dragonfly…is highly predacious (Science News Letter).
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pre|da´ceous|ness — pre|da|cious or pre|da|ceous «prih DAY shuhs», adjective. living by prey; predatory: »Gaudy, fast on the wing and deadly to its prey, the dragonfly…is highly predacious (Science News Letter). ╂[< Latin prae|dārī to rob (< praeda prey) +… … Useful english dictionary
pre|da´cious|ness — pre|da|cious or pre|da|ceous «prih DAY shuhs», adjective. living by prey; predatory: »Gaudy, fast on the wing and deadly to its prey, the dragonfly…is highly predacious (Science News Letter). ╂[< Latin prae|dārī to rob (< praeda prey) +… … Useful english dictionary
pre|da|cious — or pre|da|ceous «prih DAY shuhs», adjective. living by prey; predatory: »Gaudy, fast on the wing and deadly to its prey, the dragonfly…is highly predacious (Science News Letter). ╂[< Latin prae|dārī to rob (< praeda prey) + English aceous]… … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
ceous — a·ceous; ac·i·na·ceous; al·li·a·ceous; al·si·na·ceous; al·tin·gi·a·ceous; al·u·ta·ceous; am·a·ryl·li·da·ceous; am·bro·si·a·ceous; am·en·ta·ceous; am·pul·la·ceous; am·y·la·ceous; api·a·ceous; ara·li·a·ceous; ar·bo·ra·ceous; ar·e·na·ceous;… … English syllables
predaceous — pre·da·ceous … English syllables
predacious — pre•da•cious [[t]prɪˈdeɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. ecl predatory; rapacious Also, esp. Biol. pre•da′ceous. Etymology: 1705–15; pred (atory) + acious pre•da′cious•ness, pre•dac′i•ty ˈdæs ɪ ti; esp. Biol.,pre•da′ceous•ness,n … From formal English to slang
da — abab·da; acar·i·da; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·com·mo·da·tion; ac·com·mo·da·tion·al; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cor·da·tu·ra; acel·da·ma; achor·da·ta; ac·ni·da; acras·i·da; acras·pe·da; ac·ti·noi·da; ac·ti·no·myx·i·da;… … English syllables
Predaceous — Pre*da ceous, a. [L. praeda prey. See {Prey}.] Living by prey; predatory. Derham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretophaceous — pre·to·pha·ceous tə fā shəs adj occurring before the development of tophi <the pretophaceous stage of gout> … Medical dictionary
