bird of prey

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ldoce_026_eˌbird of ˈprey noun (plural birds of prey) [countable]   HBBa bird that kills other birds or small animals for food 猛禽 →5  See picture of beak 喙, talon 利爪, eagle 鹰 ... →4  See picture of 见图 bird of prey

Examples from the Corpus

bird of prey• No bird of prey hovered overhead, not even the dragonflies disturbed the oily surface of the pond.

ˌbird of ˈprey nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus other bird that birds or kills small a

bird of prey
ˌbird of ˈprey noun (plural birds of prey) [countable]
a bird that kills other birds or small animals for food

bird of preyBrE /ˌbɜːd əv ˈpreɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbɜːrd əv ˈpreɪ/ 🔊 noun (

plural

birds of prey)

a bird that hunts and kills other creatures for food. Eagles, hawks and owls are all birds of prey. 猛禽（捕食其他动物的鸟，如鹰、隼和猫头鹰）