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noun. [mass noun] 1an animal that is caught and killed by another for food:the kestrel pounced on its prey. More example sentences. Rodents are prey for avian, reptilian, and mammalian predators. The enzymes and toxins in scorpion venom are used by the arachnid to paralyse its prey and digest its food. The calving lures many animals of prey ...
Definition of prey verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1 an animal, a bird, etc. that is hunted, killed, and eaten by another The lion will often stalk its prey for hours. birds of prey (= birds that kill for food) Topic Collocations The Living World animals
prey. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Animals prey1 /preɪ/ noun 1 [ singular, uncountable] an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal OPP predator a tiger stalking its prey 2 → bird/beast of prey 3 → be/fall prey to somebody/something 4 → easy prey Examples from the Corpus prey • They ...
PREY definition: an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal. Learn more.
noun One that is deceived or taken advantage of by another. noun The act or practice of preying. noun Plunder; booty. intransitive verb To hunt, catch, or eat as prey. intransitive verb To victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense. intransitive verb To plunder or pillage.
PREY ON SOMETHING meaning: 1. If an animal preys on another animal, it catches and eats it: 2. to hurt or deceive a group of…. Learn more.
