Spitzenprädator

German

Etymology

Spitze (top, peak) + -n- + Prädator (predator)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩pʁɛ(ː)ˌdaːtoːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Spit‧zen‧prä‧da‧tor

Noun

Spitzenprädator m (mixed, genitive Spitzenprädators, plural Spitzenprädatoren)

  1. (ecology) apex predator (organism atop the food chain)

Declension

  • Prädation
  • Prädatorenkontrolle
  • Prädatorenmanagement
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