mesopredator
English
Etymology
meso- + predator
Noun
mesopredator (plural mesopredators)
- (ecology) A medium-sized predator which often increases in abundance when larger predators are eliminated.
- Raccoons, skunks, snakes, cats, and foxes are mesopredators.
Derived terms
- mesopredatory
References
- Groom, M., Meffe, G., Carroll, C. 2006. Principles of Conservation Biology. Sinauer Associates, Inc.