Definition of prey

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Prey (n.) To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by violence.

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Cyclostomi :: Cyclostomi (n. pl.) A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth, without jaws, as the lamprey; the Marsipobranchii..
Fist :: Fist (n.) The talons of a bird of prey.
Ravine :: Ravine (n.) Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven.
Prowling :: Prowling (a.) Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey..
Block :: Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
Lamprel :: Lamprel (n.) See Lamprey.
Moth-eat :: Moth-eat (v. t.) To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment..
Abay :: Abay (n.) Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay.
Sandpiper :: Sandpiper (n.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
Sea Eagle :: Sea eagle () Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus Haliaeetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle. (H. pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaetus ichthyaetus). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles..
Osspringer :: Osspringer (n.) The osprey.
Mounty :: Mounty (v.) The rise of a hawk after prey.
Whelp :: Whelp (v. i.) To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.
Trussing :: Trussing (n.) The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air..
Trammel :: Trammel (n.) A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other 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..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey..
Lamper Eel :: Lamper eel () See Lamprey.
Preyed :: Preyed (imp. & p. p.) of Pre.
Ravenous :: Ravenous (a.) Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite or desire..
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