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prey

/preɪ/

noun

Av, avlanan hayvan

An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

  • The lion stalked its prey across the savanna.
  • Small birds are easy prey for cats.
  • The owl caught its prey in the darkness.
  • Marine biologists observed that dolphins use sophisticated echolocation techniques to locate prey in murky coastal waters.
  • The decline in apex predators has led to an overabundance of prey species in many forest ecosystems.
  • Paleontologists discovered fossilized remains suggesting that early hominids competed with large carnivores for prey during the Pleistocene epoch.

Eş anlamlılar: quarry, victim, target

Zıt anlamlılar: predator, hunter

verb

Avlamak; istismar etmek

To hunt and kill for food; to exploit or victimize someone.

  • Eagles prey on small mammals and fish.
  • Scammers prey on elderly people.
  • The thought continued to prey on his mind.

Eş anlamlılar: hunt, feed on, exploit, victimize