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apex predator noun[ C ] biology specializeduk /ˌeɪ.peks ˈpred.ə.tər/ us /ˌeɪ.peks ˈpred.ə.t̬ɚ/ an animal that kills and eats other animals but is not normally eaten by any other animals: 顶级掠食者 Being apex predators, great white sharks are relatively rare.作为顶级掠食者,大白鲨的数量相对稀少。 The tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. Terrestrial ecosystems are generally dominated by a few apex predators. One way to conserve ecosystems is to make sure that apex predators have enough safe territory to thrive in—that way, you're also conserving the other animals lower on the food chain. Although humans are apex predators, in wilderness areas we sometimes fall prey to other apex predators such as crocodiles or tigers. Why is it that tyrannosaurs eventually achieved colossal size and became the apex predators in the Northern Hemisphere? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Animal (non-human) behaviour accidental beg behave behaviour behavioural science behaviourist claw fawn gambol groom homing housebroken migrate monogamously monogamy murmuration nocturnal non-migrant nuzzle scent |