Definition of prey

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Prey (n.) The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.

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Heart-eating :: Heart-eating (a.) Preying on the heart.
Quarry :: Quarry (v. i.) To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy..
Marsipobranchia :: Marsipobranchia (n. pl.) A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. Called also Marsipobranchiata, and Marsipobranchii..
Preyful :: Preyful (a.) Disposed to take prey.
Preyful :: Preyful (a.) Rich in prey.
Prowl :: Prowl (v. t.) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty..
Sea Lamprey :: Sea lamprey () The common lamprey.
Raptorial :: Raptorial (a.) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds.
Preyer :: Preyer (n.) One who, or that which, preys; a plunderer; a waster; a devourer..
Petromyzont :: Petromyzont (n.) A lamprey.
Quarried :: Quarried (a.) Provided with prey.
Scutiger :: Scutiger (n.) Any species of chilopod myriapods of the genus Scutigera. They sometimes enter buildings and prey upon insects.
Lamprel :: Lamprel (n.) See Lamprey.
Pride :: Pride (n.) A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper..
Prowling :: Prowling (a.) Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey..
Rocksucker :: Rocksucker (n.) A lamprey.
Water Eagle :: Water eagle () The osprey.
Prey :: Prey (n.) Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder..
Fishhawk :: Fishhawk (n.) The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard..
Spider :: Spider (n.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on t
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