"superpredator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: superpredators [plural]
Etymology: super- + predator. Sociology sense coined by John DiIulio in the early 1990s. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|predator}} super- + predator Head templates: {{en-noun}} superpredator (plural superpredators)
  1. (sociology) A youth who repeatedly commits violent crimes as a result of being raised without morals. Categories (topical): Sociology, Crime, People
    Sense id: en-superpredator-en-noun-dXq6FLq8 Disambiguation of Crime: 80 20 Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 54 46 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
  2. (biology) A predator that eats other predators. Categories (topical): Biology, People Synonyms: hyperpredator
    Sense id: en-superpredator-en-noun-nx7~ovI- Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 54 46 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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