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  • 51prey — [13] Prey comes via Old French preie from Latin praeda ‘booty’ (from which was derived the verb praedārī ‘plunder’, source of English depredation [15] and predatory [16]). This was a contraction of an earlier praeheda, a noun formed with the… …

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  • 52prey — n 1. quarry, game, kill, the hunted; victim, target, objective; dupe, patsy, Inf. mark or easy mark, sitting duck, Inf. easy pickings; trusting soul, Inf. babe in the woods. v 2.Usu. prey on or upon feed upon, feast upon, gorge upon, devour, eat …

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  • 53prey — [13] Prey comes via Old French preie from Latin praeda ‘booty’ (from which was derived the verb praedārī ‘plunder’, source of English depredation [15] and predatory [16]). This was a contraction of an earlier praeheda, a noun formed with the… …

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  • 54Prey (video game) — Prey Developer(s) Human Head Studios 3D Realms (Producer) Venom Games (Xbox 360 port) Aspyr Media (Mac port) …

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  • 55Prey drive — is the instinctive behavior of a carnivore to pursue and capture prey. In dog training, prey drive can be used as an advantage because dogs with strong prey drive are also willing to pursue moving objects such as toys, which can then be used to… …

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  • 56Prey detection — is the process by which predators are able to detect and locate their prey via sensory signals. This article treats predation in its broadest sense, i.e. where one organism eats another.Evolutionary struggle and prey defensesPredators are in an… …

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  • 57Prey (disambiguation) — Prey are organisms attacked and eaten by other organisms. See predation for more on predators and prey.Prey may also refer to:* Prey (novel), a novel by Michael Crichton * Prey (video game), a 2006 first person shooter video game * Prey (TV… …

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  • 58Prey (Computerspiel) — Prey Entwickler …

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  • 59Prey (Vosges) — Prey …

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  • 60Prey (videojuego) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Prey. Prey Desarrolladora(s) Human Head Studios (PC version) Venom Games (Xbox 360 version) Aspyr Media (Mac version) Distribuidora(s) …

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