PRECURSORY
Pre*cur"so*ry, a. Etym: [L. praecursorius.]
Defn: Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever.
PRECURSORY
Pre*cur"so*ry, n.
Defn: An introduction. [Obs.]
PREDACEAN
Pre*da"cean, n. Etym: [L. praeda prey.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A carnivorous animal. Kirby.
PREDACEOUS
Pre*da"ceous, a. Etym: [L. praeda prey. See Prey.]
Defn: Living by prey; predatory. Derham.
PREDAL
Pre"dal, a. Etym: [L. praeda prey.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to prey; plundering; predatory. [R.] Boyse.