predatorlike

English

Etymology

From predator +‎ -like.

Adjective

predatorlike (comparative more predatorlike, superlative most predatorlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a predator; predatory.
    • 2013 January 9, Charles Choi, “Even sharks in egg cases can detect predators' electric fields”, in NBC News‎[1]:
      This line of research helps analyze what reactions different species of sharks have toward predatorlike electric fields and how these responses might or might not change over time.
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