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хищный — meaning in English

khishchnyy

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English meaning

  • carnassial noun One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
  • carnivorous adjective Feeding mainly or entirely on the flesh of other animals.
  • predatory adjective Living by hunting and killing other animals for food.
  • rapacious adj Voracious; avaricious.

Senses

хищный is used for these senses in English:

  • carnassial One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar.
  • carnivorous Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
  • predatory Living by preying on other living animals.
  • predatory (figuratively) Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain.
  • rapacious (of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.

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