In the savanna, the lion acts as a dominant predator, controlling the populations of grazing animals.
在热带草原上，狮子作为主要捕食者，控制着食草动物的数量。
- Its skin contains alkaloid toxins that deter predators.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Biologist Sarah Whitfield's recent survey of the same lakes found that native mussel populations have stabilized in certain bays where a natural predator of zebra mussels, a species of freshwater drum, has become more abundant, suggesting predation may offset some of the damage Vidal describes.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
- Mudskippers retreat to burrows in the mud during high tide to avoid predators.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “predator”?
C — An animal that hunts others; an exploiter.. “predator” means An animal that hunts others; an exploiter..
Which word means “An animal that hunts others; an exploiter.”?
B — predator. “predator” means An animal that hunts others; an exploiter..
predator — An animal that hunts others; an exploiter.. In Chinese: 捕食者;掠食动物;掠夺者.
predator is pronounced //ˈpredətər//.
In the savanna, the lion acts as a dominant predator, controlling the populations of grazing animals. (在热带草原上，狮子作为主要捕食者，控制着食草动物的数量。)
hunter, carnivore, raptor — all close in meaning to predator (An animal that hunts others; an exploiter.).
prey — each the opposite of predator (An animal that hunts others; an exploiter.).
Yes. predator is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pred(掠夺,prey) + -ator → 捕猎者 → 捕食者。