Prey
noun
An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
The lion chased its prey across the savannah.
Often appears as...
- fall prey to
- stalk the prey
verb
To hunt and kill for food.
The wolf began to prey on the herd of deer.
Often appears as...
- prey on something
- prey upon something
verb
To take advantage of or harm others who are weaker.
Fraudsters often prey on the elderly, exploiting their trust and confusion.
Often appears as...
- prey on the weak
- prey on vulnerability
noun
A person or thing that is easily harmed or affected in a bad way by someone or something.
He fell prey to a common cold.
Often appears as...
- fall prey to
- be easy prey
noun
An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
The lion chased its prey across the savannah.
Often appears as...
- fall prey to
- stalk the prey
verb
To hunt and kill for food.
The wolf began to prey on the herd of deer.
Often appears as...
- prey on something
- prey upon something
verb
To take advantage of or harm others who are weaker.
Fraudsters often prey on the elderly, exploiting their trust and confusion.
Often appears as...
- prey on the weak
- prey on vulnerability
noun
A person or thing that is easily harmed or affected in a bad way by someone or something.
He fell prey to a common cold.
Often appears as...
- fall prey to
- be easy prey
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Pro Tip 1/2Nature's Circle
Used when describing natural predator-prey relationships in the wild.
Documentaries often showcase the cheetah as it catches its prey.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphoric Use
‘Prey’ can be used metaphorically to describe victims in human situations.
Small businesses are often seen as prey for large corporations.
Pro Tip 1/2Nature's Circle
Used when describing natural predator-prey relationships in the wild.
Documentaries often showcase the cheetah as it catches its prey.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphoric Use
‘Prey’ can be used metaphorically to describe victims in human situations.
Small businesses are often seen as prey for large corporations.
Pro Tip 1/2Nature's Circle
Used when describing natural predator-prey relationships in the wild.
Documentaries often showcase the cheetah as it catches its prey.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphoric Use
‘Prey’ can be used metaphorically to describe victims in human situations.
Small businesses are often seen as prey for large corporations.
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Killer whale society PIPE...
killer whales are highly social species who exhibit complex group interactions with in hierarchical dominant systems that is to say they work together to rear their young to protect their pod and to pursue prey which can occasionally include blue whales only
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Saving the Arctic Fox PIPE...
decline, likely due to that it was very low population when it was protected. The main problem with climate change is that it's affecting the Arctic fox main prey the lemmings, because they live in this super-nival space below the snow.
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Eagle vs. Water...
predator and prey have evolved this crown Eagle into one of the most powerful birds of prey and the water chevre tain into a master of hide-and-seek with numerous skills to help it cheat death even though the
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Why do cats act so...
and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.
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How does a jellyfish...
for protection and prey capture. Even baby jellyfish, the size of a pencil eraser, have the ability to sting. Larval jellyfish, ephyrae, look like tiny flowers pulsating in the sea.
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The price of shame PIPE...
have paid, but the price measures the profit of those who prey on them. This invasion of others is a raw material, efficiently and ruthlessly mined, packaged and sold at a profit.
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Army Ants Rampage...
The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front, prey of all sizes are driven from their hiding places.
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The Biggest Dinosaur...
This is a Skorpiovenator, a predator. The skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider, preying on the hatchlings.
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
is a scorpio veneta a predator the skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider preying on the hatchlings
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Spider With Three Super...
Because her prey doesn't stray. Portia is a spider-eating spider. This raises a few problems.
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Killer whale society PIPE...
killer whales are highly social species who exhibit complex group interactions with in hierarchical dominant systems that is to say they work together to rear their young to protect their pod and to pursue prey which can occasionally include blue whales only
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Saving the Arctic Fox PIPE...
decline, likely due to that it was very low population when it was protected. The main problem with climate change is that it's affecting the Arctic fox main prey the lemmings, because they live in this super-nival space below the snow.
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Eagle vs. Water...
predator and prey have evolved this crown Eagle into one of the most powerful birds of prey and the water chevre tain into a master of hide-and-seek with numerous skills to help it cheat death even though the
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Why do cats act so...
and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.
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How does a jellyfish...
for protection and prey capture. Even baby jellyfish, the size of a pencil eraser, have the ability to sting. Larval jellyfish, ephyrae, look like tiny flowers pulsating in the sea.
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The price of shame PIPE...
have paid, but the price measures the profit of those who prey on them. This invasion of others is a raw material, efficiently and ruthlessly mined, packaged and sold at a profit.
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Army Ants Rampage...
The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front, prey of all sizes are driven from their hiding places.
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The Biggest Dinosaur...
This is a Skorpiovenator, a predator. The skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider, preying on the hatchlings.
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
is a scorpio veneta a predator the skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider preying on the hatchlings
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Spider With Three Super...
Because her prey doesn't stray. Portia is a spider-eating spider. This raises a few problems.
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Quote examples
Toni Duggan
English Athlete
In the past, you might have said, 'This player is technically not good - let's prey on her.' But now, the game is professional in most countries - you can't just play on that.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
French Photographer
The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.
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John Ortberg
American Clergyman
Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.
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Uday Kotak
Indian Businessman
When a lion doesn't get its prey, it remains hungry. When the prey saves himself, he has not won, but has saved his life.
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Stephen Kinzer
American Author
Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their powerful claws.
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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
American Author
Many expressions of a cat's feelings seem deeply related to the capture of live prey.
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Emily Watson
English Actress
I do think you feel a little bit like you are preying on people's lives.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.
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Steven Seagal
American Actor
Criminals usually prey on weakness. They can smell it.
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Perry Farrell
American Musician
Without game, men prey on each other.
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Toni Duggan
English Athlete
In the past, you might have said, 'This player is technically not good - let's prey on her.' But now, the game is professional in most countries - you can't just play on that.
Quote examples
Henri Cartier-Bresson
French Photographer
The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.
Quote examples
John Ortberg
American Clergyman
Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.
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Uday Kotak
Indian Businessman
When a lion doesn't get its prey, it remains hungry. When the prey saves himself, he has not won, but has saved his life.
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Stephen Kinzer
American Author
Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their powerful claws.
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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
American Author
Many expressions of a cat's feelings seem deeply related to the capture of live prey.
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Emily Watson
English Actress
I do think you feel a little bit like you are preying on people's lives.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.
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Steven Seagal
American Actor
Criminals usually prey on weakness. They can smell it.
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Perry Farrell
American Musician
Without game, men prey on each other.
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