a relationship between two species of animal in a community, in which one (the predator) hunts, kills, and eats the other (the prey) 捕食; 指一种生物以另一种生物为食的种间关系,前者谓之捕食者,后者谓被捕食者
noun [具体名词]捕食;掠夺
An alternative explanation is defense from predation. 另一种解释是防御捕食。
predation
“ -tion” ⌜ 表示某种行为、状态或结果 - indicating an action, process, or result ~ ⌟