exploitative

== English == === Etymology === From exploit +‎ -ative. Compare exploitive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/, /ɪksplɔɪˈteɪtɪv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɛkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/, /ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/ === Adjective === exploitative (comparative more exploitative, superlative most exploitative) In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something (more generally) Of or relating to exploitation. (ecology, of competition) Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms. 2004, Michael R. Heithaus, “Predator–Prey Interactions”, chapter 17 of Jeffrey C. Carrier et al. (editors), Biology of Sharks and their Relatives, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 501: This competition may be intra- or interspecific and may take the form of exploitative or interference competition. In exploitative competition, the consumption of a prey item by one individual removes it from possible consumption by another. ==== Synonyms ==== exploitive ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===