Definition of depredate in English:

depredate

verb ˈdɛprədeɪt

[with object]

Steal from, typically using force; plunder.
many types of predators depredate bird nests
wandering flocks of pigeons depredating barley crops
Example sentencesExamples
- On Triangle Island, bald eagles are known to depredate tufted puffins.
- If eggs hatched and were then depredated within three days, failure may have been incorrectly assigned to the incubation stage.
- Various raptor species formed the next most common group, depredating seven nests, all with nestlings.
- First, the rate at which eggs were depredated was analyzed with survival (or failure time) analysis.
- Many types of predators depredate bird nests and thus potentially influence the spatial distribution of their prey.
- Dease's journal provides accounts of wandering flocks of pigeons depredating barley crops at Fort Simpson, far to the north of their known breeding range.
- Winter, using clay eggs in artificial nests, inferred that midsized predators do not depredate nests farther than 60 metres from edges in tall-grass prairie.
- As a result, the species that most frequently depredate nests vary among studies.
- Each year, many groups failed to produce offspring or the offspring were depredated prior to sampling.
- Do southern flying squirrels frequently depredate songbird nests in other areas?
- In those broods that were not depredated, nestling survival was high.
- Chief among the amendments to the bill was a section creating a permit that would allow a landowner to kill antlerless white-tailed deer believed to be depredating crops.
- It has been reported that martens can depredate up to 100% of the local population of pied flycatchers breeding in nest-boxes in Latvia.
- A federal permit is not required to kill a bird when it depredates a crop
- The number of eggs depredated by ghost crabs was estimated by counting those eggs that had a small circular section of the eggshell removed.
- Because egg predation is high during laying, many eggs may have been depredated before we found them, especially the first and second eggs of a clutch.
Synonyms
pillage, loot, rob, raid, ransack, strip, fleece, ravage, lay waste, devastate, maraud, sack, rape

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin depraedat- 'plundered', from the verb depraedari.

词汇	depredate
释义	Definition of depredate in English: depredate verb ˈdɛprədeɪt [with object] Steal from, typically using force; plunder. many types of predators depredate bird nests wandering flocks of pigeons depredating barley crops Example sentencesExamples On Triangle Island, bald eagles are known to depredate tufted puffins. If eggs hatched and were then depredated within three days, failure may have been incorrectly assigned to the incubation stage. Various raptor species formed the next most common group, depredating seven nests, all with nestlings. First, the rate at which eggs were depredated was analyzed with survival (or failure time) analysis. Many types of predators depredate bird nests and thus potentially influence the spatial distribution of their prey. Dease's journal provides accounts of wandering flocks of pigeons depredating barley crops at Fort Simpson, far to the north of their known breeding range. Winter, using clay eggs in artificial nests, inferred that midsized predators do not depredate nests farther than 60 metres from edges in tall-grass prairie. As a result, the species that most frequently depredate nests vary among studies. Each year, many groups failed to produce offspring or the offspring were depredated prior to sampling. Do southern flying squirrels frequently depredate songbird nests in other areas? In those broods that were not depredated, nestling survival was high. Chief among the amendments to the bill was a section creating a permit that would allow a landowner to kill antlerless white-tailed deer believed to be depredating crops. It has been reported that martens can depredate up to 100% of the local population of pied flycatchers breeding in nest-boxes in Latvia. A federal permit is not required to kill a bird when it depredates a crop The number of eggs depredated by ghost crabs was estimated by counting those eggs that had a small circular section of the eggshell removed. Because egg predation is high during laying, many eggs may have been depredated before we found them, especially the first and second eggs of a clutch. Synonyms pillage, loot, rob, raid, ransack, strip, fleece, ravage, lay waste, devastate, maraud, sack, rape Origin Early 17th century: from Latin depraedat- 'plundered', from the verb depraedari.
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