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1 prey
plural; see prey* * *I [préi]nounrop, plen; figuratively žrtevto fall a prey to — postati žrtev koga, česaII [préi]intransitive verbprežati ( upon na), ropati, pleniti; pograbiti, požreti (plen); figuratively prevariti, nasankati, opehariti; figuratively gristi, glodati, težiti, moritito prey on one's mind — ležati na duši, težiti -
2 beast
[bi:st]1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) zver2) (a cruel, brutal person.) grobijan3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) neotesanec•- beastly- beastliness* * *[bi:st]nounžival, govedo, zverina; figuratively surovina, surovež(wild) beast, beast of prey — zverto make a beast of o.s. — nesramno se vestithe Beast — vrag, antikrist -
3 beast/bird of prey
(an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others.) roparica -
4 jaguar
(a South American beast of prey of the cat family, resembling the leopard.) jaguar* * *[džaegjuə, džaegwa:]nounzoology jaguar
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Beast of prey — Prey Prey, n. [OF. preie, F. proie, L. praeda, probably for praeheda. See {Prehensile}, and cf. {Depredate}, {Predatory}.] Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beast of prey — n. any animal that kills other animals for food … English World dictionary
beast of prey — a carnivorous animal * * * a predatory mammal. * * * beast of prey noun One that devours other animals, esp higher animals, applied usu to the Carnivora • • • Main Entry: ↑beast beast of prey and bird of prey see under ↑beast and ↑bird… … Useful english dictionary
beast of prey — a predatory mammal. * * * … Universalium
beast of prey — noun A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates … Wiktionary
beast of prey — animal which hunts other animals for food … English contemporary dictionary
beast of prey — noun an animal, especially a mammal, that kills and eats other animals … English new terms dictionary
Prey — Prey, n. [OF. preie, F. proie, L. praeda, probably for praeheda. See {Prehensile}, and cf. {Depredate}, {Predatory}.] Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beast — n. 1 an animal other than a human being, esp. a wild quadruped. 2 a a brutal person. b colloq. an objectionable or unpleasant person or thing (he s a beast for not inviting her; a beast of a problem). 3 (prec. by the) a human being s brutish or… … Useful english dictionary
prey — prey1 [preı] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: preie, from Latin praeda something seized ] 1.) [singular,U] an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal = ↑predator ▪ a tiger stalking its prey 2.) bird/beast of prey a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prey — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ easy ▪ Teenagers are easy prey for unscrupulous drug dealers. ▪ helpless (esp. AmE), unsuspecting ▪ They watched a hawk swoop down on its unsuspecting prey … Collocations dictionary