predacean

English

Etymology

Latin praeda (“prey”).

Noun

predacean (plural predaceans)

1. (archaic) Any carnivorous animal.
   • 1835, William Kirby, William Spence, On the Power Wisdom and Goodness of God. As Manifested in the Creation of Animals and in Their History, Habits and Instincts:

     Predaceans or Zoophagans

References

• “predacean”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.