Predacious vs Marauding - What's the difference?

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Predacious is a related term of marauding.


As adjectives the difference between predacious and marauding

is that predacious is while marauding is raiding and pillaging.

As a verb marauding is

.

As a noun marauding is

raiding and pillaging.

predacious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

    • marauding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • raiding and pillaging
    • a marauding band
  • (of an animal) killing in wanton fashion.
    • A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies.
  • (of an animal) killing domestic animals.
    • The marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat.

    See also

    * maraud * marauder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Raiding and pillaging.
  • * 1834 , R Thomas, The Glory Of America (page 514)
    • On the 22d, the corporation of Albany passed a vote of thanks to General Heath, for the alacrity which he had displayed in defending the northern frontiers of the state of New York against the maraudings of the enemy.