adjective
or pre·da·ceous prēˈdāshəs, prə̇ˈd-
Etymology: predacious, from Latin praedari to plunder, prey upon + English -acious (as in rapacious ); predaceous, alteration (influenced by English -aceous ) of predacious — more at prey
1. usually predaceous : preying on other animals : exhibiting or relating to predatism : predatory
a predacious kind of animal — the early geological gangster — W.E.Swinton
2. : marked by rapacity : tending to devour or despoil
• pre·da·cious·ness noun -es