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Predatory vs Currawong - What's the difference?

predatory | currawong |

As an adjective predatory

is of, or relating to a predator.

As a noun currawong is

any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus strepera , of the family artamidae, endemic to australia.

predatory

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to a predator.
  • Living by preying on other living animals.
  • (figuratively) Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain.

    • Related terms

    * predaceous, predacious * predator

    Derived terms

    * predatory pricing

    Anagrams

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    References

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    currawong

    English

    (wikipedia currawong) (Strepera)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera , of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
  • * 1983 , Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers , Penguin 2009, p. 68:
    • Currawongs and cookaburras woke him early.
  • *1985 , (Peter Carey), Illywhacker , Faber and Faber 2003, p. 174:
  • *:She has small unblinking eyes like a currawong , turning its head on one side and staring malevolently […].

    • Derived terms

    * black currawong * black-winged currawong * brown currawong * clinking currawong * grey currawong * pied currawong