prey upon in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for prey upon in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] PREP

1. on (position):

II.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADV

III.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADJ

IV.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn]

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prey upon in the PONS Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The platypus stores their findings in special pouches behind their bill and consumes its prey upon returning to the surface.
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Maybe we shouldn't be so freely broadcasting where we live to lifeforms that might prey upon us.
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Many birds and mammalian carnivores are known to prey upon the tawny frogmouth.
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The privateeers were expected to prey upon commercial vessels of the enemy.
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I shall crush your power, destroy the vultures who prey upon the innocent and the unsuspecting.
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The squid prey upon several species of estuarine fish, including: killifish, mosquitofish and mollies.
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Their habitat is in the cold lands of the north, usually near the water, where they can prey upon aquatic creatures.
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Marine snails are known to prey upon this shark's eggs.
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Known predators are most likely larger piscivores though not many species prey upon the sickle darter due to its place in the water flow.
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In each of these populations, the snakes exhibit resistance to the toxin and successfully prey upon the newts.
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