Definition of prey

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Prey (n.) That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim..

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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.) To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by violence.
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
Cuttlefish :: Cuttlefish (n.) A cephalopod of the genus Sepia, having an internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate cephalopods generally..
Tire :: Tire (v. i.) To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything..
Osprey :: Osprey (n.) Alt. of Ospra.
Grumble :: Grumble (v. i.) To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey..
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
Implore :: Implore (v. i.) To entreat; to beg; to prey.
Armed :: Armed (a.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey..
Saltigradae :: Saltigradae (n. pl.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.
Quarried :: Quarried (a.) Provided with prey.
Fist :: Fist (n.) The talons of a bird of prey.
Vagantes :: Vagantes (p. pl.) A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their prey in a web, but which also frequently run with agility, and chase and seize their prey..
Retiary :: Retiary (n.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.
Anaconda :: Anaconda (n.) A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon..
Preyful :: Preyful (a.) Disposed to take prey.
Raven :: Raven (n.) Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Trammel :: Trammel (n.) A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey..
Prey :: Prey (n.) The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
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