Definition of prey

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Prey (n.) Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder..

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Raptorial :: Raptorial (a.) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds.
Rache :: Rache (n.) A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound..
Lodged :: Lodged (a.) Lying down; -- used of beasts of the chase, as couchant is of beasts of prey..
Canker Fly :: Canker fly () A fly that preys on fruit.
Trammel :: Trammel (n.) A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..
Prey :: Prey (n.) The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
Saltigradae :: Saltigradae (n. pl.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.
Lampern :: Lampern (n.) The river lamprey (Ammocoetes, / Lampetra, fluviatilis)..
Predatory :: Predatory (a.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.
Block :: Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
Relentless :: Relentless (a.) Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism..
Armed :: Armed (a.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey..
Prowl :: Prowl (v. t.) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty..
Whelp :: Whelp (n.) One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps..
Nine-eyes :: Nine-eyes (n.) The lamprey.
Implore :: Implore (v. t.) To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to prey to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought..
Feed :: Feed (v. i.) To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed one's self (upon something); to prey; -- with on or upon.
Fist :: Fist (n.) The talons of a bird of prey.
Heart-eating :: Heart-eating (a.) Preying on the heart.
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