Both Uses of
predatory
in
Cujo
- Instead of the shaggy, triangular head, cocked sideways in a kind of predatory questioning gesture, he saw his teddybear on the taller of the two piles of blankets.†
predatory = of animals: living by hunting and eating other animals
of people or organizations: given to victimizing others
- The predator was where the entrance had been.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(predator) of animals: living by hunting and eating other animals
of people or organizations: exploiting or victimizing others -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, predator can refer to a type of military drone.