捕食(ほしょく)

ほしょく
noun / suru verb
predation; preying on
1. predation, preying on, catching and eating prey
The act of an animal catching and eating another animal for food. A biological/ecological term.
ライオンがシマウマを捕食(ほしょく)する。
Lions prey on zebras.
カエルは虫(むし)を捕食(ほしょく)して生(い)きている。
Frogs survive by preying on insects.
天敵(てんてき)による捕食(ほしょく)から逃(のが)れるために、保護色(ほごしょく)を持(も)つ動物(どうぶつ)がいる。
Some animals have protective coloring to escape predation by natural enemies.

USAGE:
捕食(ほしょく) is a scientific/ecological term primarily used in biology and nature documentaries. It is not used for human eating. The word appears frequently in discussions of food chains and animal behavior.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 捕食(ほしょく)者(しゃ): predator
  • 捕食(ほしょく)行動(こうどう): predatory behavior
  • 捕食(ほしょく)関係(かんけい): predator-prey relationship
  • 天敵(てんてき)に捕食(ほしょく)される: to be preyed upon by a natural enemy
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