antipredator

adjective

an·​ti·​pred·​a·​tor ˌan-tē-ˈpre-də-tər 

-ˌtȯr,

ˌan-tī-

variants or less commonly antipredatory

ˌan-tē-ˈpre-də-ˌtȯr-ē 

ˌan-tī-

: protecting against predation : avoiding, warding off, or hindering predators

primate antipredator behavior

antipredator adaptations

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above