rovdjur

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • rofdjur (obsolete)

Etymology

rov (“predation”) +‎ djur (“animal”). Compare Norwegian rovdyr, German Raubtier.

Noun

rovdjur n

  1. a predator (animal that preys on others)
    Rovdjuret
    [The] Predator (movie)
    1. a carnivore
      Synonyms: köttätare, karnivor
  2. (zoology, in the identical plural) Carnivora

Declension

Declension of rovdjur
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rovdjur rovdjurs
definite rovdjuret rovdjurets
plural indefinite rovdjur rovdjurs
definite rovdjuren rovdjurens

See also

  • predator (“predator (relative to some other animal)”)
  • rovfisk (“predatory fish”)
  • rovfågel (“bird of prey”)
  • rovinsekt (“predatory insect”)

References

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