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Predation vs Depredation - What's the difference?

predation | depredation |

As nouns the difference between predation and depredation

is that predation is act of predating while depredation is an act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.

predation

English

(wikipedia predation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • act of predating

    • depredation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
  • * 2003 , The Living Elephants: Evolutionary Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation, by R. Sukumar, page 299:
    • Depredation of cultivated crops by elephants is widespread in both Africa and Asia.
  • A raid or predatory attack
    • Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman had long known that his fragile supply and communication lines through Tennessee were in serious jeopardy because of depredations by Forrest's cavalry raids. ()