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hunt vs predation

predation vs hunt

hunt and predation both are nouns.

hunt is a verb but predation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hunt Yes No Yes No
predation Yes No No No
As nouns, predation is a hyponym of hunt; that is, predation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hunt:
  • hunt: the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
  • predation: the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
Other hyponyms of hunt include canned hunt, stalk, stalking, still hunt, birdnesting.
hunt (noun) predation (noun)
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
an instance of searching for something
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
hunt (verb) predation (verb)
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
search (an area) for prey
seek, search for
pursue or chase relentlessly
chase away, with as with force
yaw back and forth about a flight path
oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
Difference between hunt and predation

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