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Predatorily

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pred·a·to·ry  (prd-tôr, -tr)
adj.
1. Living by preying on other organisms: a predatory mammal; a predatory insect.
2.
a. Of, relating to, or characterized by plundering, pillaging, or marauding.
b. Living by or given to exploiting or destroying others for one's own gain.
[Latin praedtrius, plundering, from praedr, to plunder, from praeda, booty; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
preda·tori·ly adv.
preda·tori·ness n.
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