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noun

praedātrix

gen. praedātrīcis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
she that plunders; pillages; robs poetic •
she that plunders, pillages, robs (poet. and in post-class. prose): Herculei praedatrix cedat alumni, i. e. the nymph Dryope, who stole away Hylas, Stat. S. 1, 5, 22.—Adj.: bestia, a beast of prey, Amm. 26, 6, 10: fera, id. 14, 2, 1; 14, 10, 1.
Perseus ID: n37492 Key: praedatrix