noun
apex predator; top predator
Ecological term for a predator at the top of the food chain, with no natural predators of its own.
シャチは海の頂点捕食者だ。
Orcas are the apex predators of the sea.
頂点捕食者が減ると生態系のバランスが崩
When apex predators decline, the ecosystem's balance is disrupted.