roofdier
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch roofdier, which might be a calque of German Raubtier. Equivalent to roof (“to rob, to capture”) + dier (“animal”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editroofdier (plural roofdiere, diminutive roofdiertjie)
- A predator
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom roven (“to rob, to capture”) + dier (“animal”), perhaps a calque of German Raubtier. Compare roven.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editroofdier n (plural roofdieren, diminutive roofdiertje n)
- a predatory species, which kills and eats prey [from early 18th c.]
- a ruthless person, without regard for victims
- a carnivore, which also includes scavengers
- a carnivoran, any member of the order Carnivora
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