hyperpredation

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Etymology

From hyper- +‎ predation.

Noun

hyperpredation (uncountable)

  1. (biology) Predation on other predators.
  2. (biology) The situation where a generalist predator increases its predation pressure as a result of the introduction of a substitute prey.