prey on sth
— phrasal verb with prey /preɪ/ verbDefinition
› If an animal preys on another animal, it catches and eats it: The spider preys on small flies and other insects.Animal (non-human) behaviour
(Definition of prey on sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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