English

hyperpredator

From hyper- + predator.

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Latin praeda ‘booty, spoils, prey’

Latin praedor ‘loot, pillage’

Latin praedātor ‘raider, plunderer, pillager, hunter’

Today it means

noun A predator that preys on other predators.

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Etymograph / hyperpredator