predation
/prɪˈdeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
- Zoology the preying of one animal on others【动】捕食行为（或活动）：
an effective defence against predation.
预防被捕食的有效防卫。
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 sense dates from the 1930s.