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prey <a prey; preys> N

prey <a prey; preys> N

prey

fall prey to VB

be or become a prey or victim of VB

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This method of locomotion is extremely slow, but is also almost noiseless and very hard to detect, making it the mode of choice for many species when stalking prey.
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They tend to stay in one place and wait for prey; they are lie-in-wait predators.
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It is thought to attract prey by means of blue fluorescence.
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Once the prey is entrapped by the peduncular glands and digestion begins, the initial flow of nitrogen triggers enzyme release by the sessile glands.
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The precursor to, for example, a wing, might originally have only been used for gliding, trapping flying prey, or mating display.
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Those carvings were the work of passing nomadic hunters, following the migrations of their prey.
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Binoculars with large objective diameter are used to spot prey at great distances, sometimes in waning light.
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Bait used for sturgeon is mostly its natural prey including shad, anchovies, shrimp, and smelt.
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The pratincoles forage mainly on the wing, but are able to take prey on the ground as well.
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However, it may also prey on marine mammals such as seals.
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