noun · neutral
predator
UK/ˈpredətə/US/ˈpredətər/PRE·da·tor
Band 5-6speakingtask2
an animal that hunts and eats other animals
Examples
“Wolves are top predators in many ecosystems.”
“As predators decline, prey populations may increase.”
“Farmers worry about predators attacking livestock.”
Band 8 sentence
“The removal of apex predators can trigger trophic cascades across an ecosystem.”
Collocations
- apex predator
- natural predator
- predator control
Word family
prey nounpredatory adjective
Common mistakes
Lion is predator.→Lion is a predator.
They try to eliminate all predators from the area.→They try to eliminate some predators from the area.
Say it for a higher band
5animal→6hunter→7+predator
Synonyms
hunter
Easily confused
hunter
“Local hunters sometimes trap animals for food.”
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