Beutegreifer

== German == === Etymology === Beute (“prey”) +‎ greifen (“to seize”) +‎ er === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɔɪ̯təˌɡʁaɪ̯fɐ] === Noun === Beutegreifer m (strong, genitive Beutegreifers, plural Beutegreifer) (biology) predator (an animal that hunts other animals) ==== Usage notes ==== The term was coined because Raubtier comprises only mammals; Beutegreifer includes Greifvögel (“birds of prey”) and Raubfische (“predatory fish”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Prädator ==== Hyponyms ==== Greifvogel Raubfisch Raubtier ==== Related terms ==== ergreifen === Further reading === “Beutegreifer” in Duden online