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1 predatore
* * *[preda'tore] predatore (-trice)1. agg2. sm/f* * *[preda'tore] 1. 2.sostantivo maschile (f. - trice [tritʃe])1) (animale) predator2) (predone) plunderer* * *predatore/preda'tore/[ animale] predatory( f. - trice /trit∫e/)1 (animale) predator2 (predone) plunderer. -
2 rapace
1. m bird of prey2. adj fig predatory* * *rapace agg.2 ( avido) rapacious, greedy, grasping: uomo rapace, greedy (o rapacious) man; mani rapaci, grasping hands // sguardo rapace, greedy eyes.* * *[ra'patʃe]1. agg(animale) predatory, (fig : avido) rapacious, grasping2. sm* * *[ra'patʃe] 1.1) zool.2.uccello rapace — bird of prey, rapacious bird, raptor
sostantivo maschile (uccello) bird of prey, raptor* * *rapace/ra'pat∫e/1 zool. uccello rapace bird of prey, rapacious bird, raptor(uccello) bird of prey, raptor.
См. также в других словарях:
predacious — index predatory, rapacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
predacious — predacious, predatory (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. robbing, ravening, plundering. See stealing … English dictionary for students
predacious — (adj.) 1713, from stem of PREDATION (Cf. predation) + ACIOUS (Cf. acious) … Etymology dictionary
predacious — or predaceous [prē dā′shəs, pridā′shəs] adj. [< L praedari, to prey upon (< praeda: see PREY) + ACEOUS] preying on other animals; predatory predacity [prēdas′ə tē, pridas′ə tē] n. predaciousness predaceousness … English World dictionary
predacious — adj. (also predaceous) 1 (of an animal) predatory. 2 relating to such animals (predacious instincts). Derivatives: predaciousness n. predacity n. Etymology: L praeda booty: cf. audacious … Useful english dictionary
predacious — adjective see predaceous … New Collegiate Dictionary
predacious — adj. [L. preda, prey] Having the characteristics of a predator … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
predacious — predaciousness, predacity /pri das i tee/; esp. Biol., predaceousness, n. /pri day sheuhs/, adj. predatory; rapacious. Also, esp. Biol., predaceous. [1705 15; PRED(ATORY) + ACIOUS] * * * … Universalium
predacious — Synonyms and related words: all devouring, all engulfing, bloodsucking, cannibal, cannibalistic, carnivorous, commensal, dietetic, dining, eating, extortionate, feeding, flesh eating, fruitarian, gastronomic, gluttonous, grabby, grain eating,… … Moby Thesaurus
predacious — prɪ deɪʃəs adj. hunting other creatures for food, preying on other creatures; robbing, stealing, taking advantage of others … English contemporary dictionary
predacious — [prɪ deɪʃəs] (also predaceous) adjective (of an animal) predatory. Derivatives predaciousness noun predacity noun Origin C18: from L. praeda booty + acious … English new terms dictionary
