💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hyperpredation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| secondary predationnoun | (biology, ecology) A form of predation when one predator feeds on a second predator, which has in turn already consumed a target prey. |
| macropredationnoun | predation among macropredators |
| micropredationnoun | (biology) predation among microorganisms |
| indirect predationnoun | (biology, ecology) A nonconsumptive suppression of prey by a predator. |
| kleptopredationnoun | (biology, ecology) A feeding strategy where a predator hunts other predators who have recently fed on prey, thus eating both the prey animal and the prey's own undigested prey/food. The predator chooses prey who have fed recently, and ignores those who have not fed recently. |
| predatorismnoun | (biology) The characteristic of being a predator. |
| hyperparasitismnoun | (biology) Parasitism by one parasite upon another. |
| hypercannibalismnoun | (biology) feeding on organisms that are, themselves cannibals |
| predator satiationnoun | (biology) A reproduction strategy where a prey species produces many individuals in a group or cohort at a time that overwhelms the effect of predation of individuals, by satiating all predators and still having a large population remaining to continue the species until the next reproduction event. |
| hypercompetitionnoun | (economics, biology) An elevated level of competition (between companies or organisms) |
| hyperadaptationnoun | (biology) A greater than normal (evolutionary) adaptation. |
| mobbingnoun | Group bullying. |
| kleptoparasitismnoun | (zoology) The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species. |
| predatosomenoun | (genetics) A group of genes common to early predators |
| biomanipulationnoun | the deliberate alteration of an ecosystem by adding or removing species, especially predators |
| pseudoparasitismnoun | (biology) parasitism by a pseudoparasite |
| hyperdominancenoun | (ecology) The condition of being hyperdominant |
| hyperregulationnoun | (biology) excessive regulation |
| kleptobiosisnoun | The practice, among some social insects, of stealing food from others |
| counteradaptationnoun | adaptation that counters a change to an organism's environment |
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