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predation (s) (noun), predations (pl)
1. The killing and eating of an animal of one species by an individual of the same or different species.
2. The interaction between populations in which one organism (the predator) consumes another (the prey).

Typically, the predator catches, kills and eats its prey but predation is also used to describe feeding by insectivorous plants and even grazing by herbivores.

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group predation (s) (noun), group predations (pl)
The hunting and retrieving of living prey by groups of cooperating animals: Group predation is a behavior pattern best developed in army ants.

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