preys
Hunts for food
Preys is the verb form of prey, meaning to hunt and feed on other animals: The owl preys on mice and voles.
Figuratively, to prey on someone is to exploit or victimize them: Scammers prey on the elderly.
Something that preys on your mind troubles you persistently.
Creature eating only animals
- huntPursuit of quarry
- killCause death
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
chase · pounce · attack · capture · devour · consume · feast · fangs
One harmed by another
- manipulateControl through clever influence
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- targetObject of pursuit
- deceiveCause false belief
swindle · con · scam · gullible · vulnerable · naive · unsuspecting · helpless
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- trophicRelating to feeding
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
biodiversity · habitat · niche · cycle · dynamics · regulation · species · carnivore
carnivore
Creature eating only animals
ambush · chase · pounce · attack · capture · devour · consume · feast · fangs · claws
victim
One harmed by another
kill · mark · weak · vulnerable · young · sick · injured · isolated · unwary · defenseless
victim
One harmed by another
- manipulateControl through clever influence
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- targetObject of pursuit
deceive · swindle · con · scam · gullible · vulnerable · naive · unsuspecting · helpless · trap
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- trophicRelating to feeding
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
keystone · biodiversity · habitat · niche · cycle · dynamics · regulation · species · carnivore · herbivore
escape
Flight from captivity
camouflage · defense · vigilance · alarm · herd · speed · agility · burrow · shelter · wariness
preyshunts
Pursues prey actively
predates · falls victim · flees · evades · hides
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- easy preyVulnerable, readily caught
- prey onHunt or exploit
- fell preyBecame a victim
- preying onExploiting or hunting
- falls preyBecomes a victim
prey, predator, predatory, predators, preying, predation, preyed, predacious, depredate