Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
Prey
/preɪ/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
'The Hotel Savoy has fallen prey to me, brother,' he said.
"The king," he said, "is a prey to jealousy and uneasiness."
He has fallen prey to the Hotel Savoy.
Etymology:
Originating from the Latin praeda, meaning booty or plunder, which evolved into preier in Old French, and was adapted into English as prey in the Middle Ages.
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