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Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it..

Prowl :: Prowl (v. i.) To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder..

Constrictor :: Constrictor (n.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor..

Buzzard :: Buzzard (n.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera..

Citigradae :: Citigradae (n. pl.) A suborder of Arachnoidea, including the European tarantula and the wolf spiders (Lycosidae) and their allies, which capture their prey by rapidly running and jumping. See Wolf spider..

Osspringer :: Osspringer (n.) The osprey.

Thresher :: Thresher (n.) A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark..

Lampern :: Lampern (n.) The river lamprey (Ammocoetes, / Lampetra, fluviatilis)..

Hawkweed :: Hawkweed (n.) A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision.

Greedy :: Greedy (superl.) Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of his prey..

Kamichi :: Kamichi (n.) A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and S

Cere :: Cere (n.) The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak..

Raptorial :: Raptorial (a.) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of certain birds.

Lampreys :: Lampreys (pl. ) of Lampre.

Tire :: Tire (v. i.) To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything..

Quarried :: Quarried (a.) Provided with prey.

Whelp :: Whelp (n.) One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps..

Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..

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..

Sea Lamprey :: Sea lamprey () The common lamprey.

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