predatorial

English

Etymology

From Latin praedatori(us) + -al, equivalent to predator +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

predatorial (comparative more predatorial, superlative most predatorial)

1. predatory
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 49:

     They tell us that the fresh waters at Hainin must have been substantial, for they included the remains of a large predatorial fish known as a bonytongue, or saratoga.