noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
large
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Many birds lose the power of flight - for there are no large predators to make it worthwhile.
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There were very large predators , too, swimming beneath the scattered dandruff of flotsam.
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The only large predator of the region with a deeply forked tail, except for the Black Kite.
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But with them comes the threat of larger predators , namely the great white shark.
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The larger predators require large surroundings and as many are gross feeders, are tolerant of less than perfect water quality.
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Although their names make them sound like large predators , they are actually tiny insect larvae.
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The presence of a large predator of fish is not in the least surprising.
mammalian
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Digestion of the molars by mammalian predators varies considerably.
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Digestion can therefore be expected to be greater in mammalian predators , and so it has been found here.
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The diurnal birds of prey and the mammalian predators consistently have the highest rates of mandibular and maxillary breakage.
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The prey assemblages of the other mammalian predators have low values, probably because of the destruction of bone through chewing.
natural
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The rabbits you are after may already have been bolted by natural predators such as stoats, weasels, mink and pine martens.
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Unchecked by natural predators and conditions, they reproduce by the millions, chasing out native species.
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They lose much of their natural paranoia about predators , but is never disappears entirely.
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The king snake and the barn owl are natural predators .
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Aphids are kept in check by beetle banks and shelter strips of willow to harbour natural predators .
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But natural predators could benefit, especially the otter which is rare here, but may in time return.
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The maleos of Sulawesi have a number of natural predators .
other
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There were, however, other predators in the area - the birdwatcher's menace, cats.
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Also send in any records of mole remains in owl pellets or the diets of other predators .
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Like any other predator , leopards when hunting seek to get the maximum return for the minimum expenditure of energy.
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It is possible to work hard at a complete system and get very little from it because of interference by other predators .
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It is known to pick up tortoises, birds eggs and carrion, which may be stolen from other predators .
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Blackbirds, wrens and some others will mock a ferret just as readily as they mock any other predator .
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The prey assemblages of the other mammalian predators have low values, probably because of the destruction of bone through chewing.
■ NOUN
species
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In general, however, bone breakage is less in owl bone assemblages than in those of other predator species .
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Maybe one predator species notices only the colour, another only the shape, another only the texture, and so on.
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As would be expected, the predator species preserving the more intact skulls also preserve the highest frequencies of zygomatic process.
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The predator species studied here are described in the Appendix.
■ VERB
avoid
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In fact it seems likely that mountain goats are very successful at avoiding all these predators .
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Rather than using the diversity of behavior to explore, it can be used to avoid predators .
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But most animals, seeking to avoid attack from predators , use disguise in a quite different and more cautious way.
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Often the first application should be delayed as long as possible to avoid killing parasites and predators .
escape
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They escape predators mainly by avoiding them.
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That, indeed, is the way in which most animals escape their predators .
kill
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Because of the risk of injury and the need to kill prey quickly, predators usually predate animals smaller than themselves.
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Almost every hare during a population decline is killed by a predator and the few survivors suffer much stress.
protect
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The long spines of the sea urchins protect them from most predators .
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Angiletta said the primary purpose of the web site was to keep the public informed about legislation to protect children from predators .
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So plants, quite naturally, have the ability to protect themselves from predators , just as all other creatures do.
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Ants often farm colonies of aphids on garden plants, feeding off their honeydew, while protecting the aphids from predators .
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They lay comparatively few eggs but look after them carefully, protecting them from predators .
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Many fish have ingenious ways of protecting their eggs from predators , - mostly other fish.
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These shells provide a home for the crabs and protect them from predators and the elements.
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It had long been recognized that many species are protected from predators by colouring that provides camouflage.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In due course the numbers will be drastically reduced by natural mortalities, disease and predators being the chief causes.
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It is a skill predators will readily learn.
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The long spines of the sea urchins protect them from most predators.
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The more striking the colours, the easier they are to remember - no predator is likely to forget these particular insects.
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The toxins defend them against predators, and most interestingly against the effects of bacteria and fungi.
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They also suspect that the move against wolves is part of a wider campaign against predators.
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This beetle discharges a very hot fluid from a special gland at potential predators.