prey
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
Example
“The deer became prey to the lion.”
Other meanings
A person or thing given up as a victim.
A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
“The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyote's prey.”
Synonyms
- quarry
- target
- fair game
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "praeda".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “prey” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.