predatory

In a predatory manner.

Of, or relating to a predator. / Living by preying on other living animals. / (figuratively) Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain.

The quality of being predatory.

(economics) A strategy of selling a good or service at a very low price so as to drive one's competitors out of business (at which point one can raise one's prices more freely).

Megalodicopia hians; a species of tunicate found in the Pacific Ocean. The animal has a simple, soft body, growing on a stalk from its hard substrate.

plural of predatory conference

plural of predatory journal

A for-profit low-quality academic conference at which any person can present so long as they pay.

(publishing) A publishing outlet that poses as a reputable academic journal, but will publish anything submitted for a fee.