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Spitzenprädator

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German

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Etymology

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Spitze (top, peak) +‎ -n- +‎ Prädator (predator)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩pʁɛ(ː)ˌdaːtoːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Spit‧zen‧prä‧da‧tor

Noun

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Spitzenprädator m (mixed, genitive Spitzenprädators, plural Spitzenprädatoren)

  1. (ecology) apex predator (organism atop the food chain)

Declension

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