"predatorious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more predatorious [comparative], most predatorious [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin praedatorius, equivalent to predatory + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|praedatorius||}} Latin praedatorius, {{suffix|en|predatory|ous}} predatory + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} predatorious (comparative more predatorious, superlative most predatorious)
  1. predatory
    Sense id: en-predatorious-en-adj-eu8GgAMQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous

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