praedātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [praeda], plundering, rapacious, predatory: manus (militum), marauders, Sall. J. 20, 7; Tac. A. 4, 24 fin.: naves, pirate-ships, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 69; Liv. 34, 36: classes, id. 29, 28.