prey
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- noun
- /preɪ/
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presa
- Climate warming is likely to shift prey species, reduce productivity, and make penguin life more difficult.
- predator and prey
- kill prey
- abundance of prey
It's nonsense because without enough prey, you cannot have that many predators.
- It's nonsense because without enough prey, you cannot have that many predators.
- There are pit Vipers that can observe the world in the infrared and strike the prey when it's dark.
- Do you like my birds of prey subby holder?
- It's known as predator like foxes prey like rabbits.
Examples
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Alpha Five takes down bigger prey.
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Oceanic productivity and the locations where penguins find their prey vary from year to year.
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Because after all, when they bring down prey, the whole pack has to eat.
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Your prey has a head start.
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You separate the prey from the herd.
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Do you know that grizzlies have been known to track their prey over 20 miles across the wild?
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Crocodiles shed tears when they eat their prey.
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Humans would use running to catch prey, evade predators, and travel over far distances.
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In such an open landscape, both predator and prey were driven to evolve stamina and speed.
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The lion stalked its prey silently through the tall grass.
Synonyms
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An animal or person that others chase to catch
Compounds
How Chased
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prey comes from the old Latin word praeda, which meant 'booty' or 'something taken'. It is the same root as predator, so a prey is an animal that is taken or killed by another for food.