Definition of depredator in English:

depredator

noun ˈdɛprɪdeɪtəˈdɛprəˌdeɪdər

archaic

A person or thing that makes depredations, especially a predatory animal.
〈古〉食肉动物；破坏者；掠夺者；破坏物
Example sentencesExamples
- His uneasiness when the whip was used, testified by clamorous complaints, made the whole scene so amusing that the depredators were allowed to depart without a word of remonstrance.
- The stone passage was built on a fairly level bit of ground, close to some great loose rocks under which the feline depredator was probably hiding at the time.
- The depredators were, however, stunned with the courageous defiance by the Queen's soldiers.
- Also, they have quite a reputation as a depredator of quail, chicken, and turkey eggs.
- Seeing the boy scudding away at such a rapid pace, he very naturally concluded him to be the depredator.

Derivatives

depredatory

adjective dɪˈprɛdət(ə)riˌdɛprɪˈdeɪt(ə)ridəˈprɛdəˌtɔri

archaic

And evolution of any management strategy requires knowledge on depredatory birds' feeding guild structure, breeding and roosting ecology.
Example sentencesExamples
- These sections regulate the taking and permitted killing of nongame mammals and depredatory animals.
- Consuming an excessive water volume, also as a consequence of the use of depredatory irrigation equipments, the 342.900 hectares of irrigated farming along the valley contribute for the river's contamination, its affluent and the underground water.
- The coastal States remain united in seeking a permanent solution to poaching, depredatory and illegal fishing practices in the form of a legally-binding agreement.
- The epidemic proportions of ignorant depredatory exploitation of the natural resources of our planet is unfortunately an all-round reality of the present day, representing a strong additional factor disturbing the biological equilibrium.

Definition of depredator in US English:

depredator

nounˈdɛprəˌdeɪdərˈdeprəˌdādər

archaic

A person or thing that makes depredations, especially a predatory animal.
〈古〉食肉动物；破坏者；掠夺者；破坏物
Example sentencesExamples
- Also, they have quite a reputation as a depredator of quail, chicken, and turkey eggs.
- His uneasiness when the whip was used, testified by clamorous complaints, made the whole scene so amusing that the depredators were allowed to depart without a word of remonstrance.
- The stone passage was built on a fairly level bit of ground, close to some great loose rocks under which the feline depredator was probably hiding at the time.
- The depredators were, however, stunned with the courageous defiance by the Queen's soldiers.
- Seeing the boy scudding away at such a rapid pace, he very naturally concluded him to be the depredator.

单词	depredator
释义	Definition of depredator in English: depredator noun ˈdɛprɪdeɪtəˈdɛprəˌdeɪdər archaic A person or thing that makes depredations, especially a predatory animal. 〈古〉食肉动物；破坏者；掠夺者；破坏物 Example sentencesExamples His uneasiness when the whip was used, testified by clamorous complaints, made the whole scene so amusing that the depredators were allowed to depart without a word of remonstrance. The stone passage was built on a fairly level bit of ground, close to some great loose rocks under which the feline depredator was probably hiding at the time. The depredators were, however, stunned with the courageous defiance by the Queen's soldiers. Also, they have quite a reputation as a depredator of quail, chicken, and turkey eggs. Seeing the boy scudding away at such a rapid pace, he very naturally concluded him to be the depredator. Derivatives depredatory adjective dɪˈprɛdət(ə)riˌdɛprɪˈdeɪt(ə)ridəˈprɛdəˌtɔri archaic And evolution of any management strategy requires knowledge on depredatory birds' feeding guild structure, breeding and roosting ecology. Example sentencesExamples These sections regulate the taking and permitted killing of nongame mammals and depredatory animals. Consuming an excessive water volume, also as a consequence of the use of depredatory irrigation equipments, the 342.900 hectares of irrigated farming along the valley contribute for the river's contamination, its affluent and the underground water. The coastal States remain united in seeking a permanent solution to poaching, depredatory and illegal fishing practices in the form of a legally-binding agreement. The epidemic proportions of ignorant depredatory exploitation of the natural resources of our planet is unfortunately an all-round reality of the present day, representing a strong additional factor disturbing the biological equilibrium. Definition of depredator in US English: depredator nounˈdɛprəˌdeɪdərˈdeprəˌdādər archaic A person or thing that makes depredations, especially a predatory animal. 〈古〉食肉动物；破坏者；掠夺者；破坏物 Example sentencesExamples Also, they have quite a reputation as a depredator of quail, chicken, and turkey eggs. His uneasiness when the whip was used, testified by clamorous complaints, made the whole scene so amusing that the depredators were allowed to depart without a word of remonstrance. The stone passage was built on a fairly level bit of ground, close to some great loose rocks under which the feline depredator was probably hiding at the time. The depredators were, however, stunned with the courageous defiance by the Queen's soldiers. Seeing the boy scudding away at such a rapid pace, he very naturally concluded him to be the depredator.
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