Prey Prey

Prey - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Bully, Burden, Butt, Casualty, Chase, Cheat, Distress, Eat, Exploit

In biology, the term prey refers to an animal that is sought, captured, and eaten by a predator in an act called predation. A prey species is the food of a predator species, and therefore its source of energy and material for activity and growth.

The Volterra-Lotka equations describe a simple mathematical model of the interaction between prey and their predators.


Prey is a novel by Michael Crichton.


Prey is the name of several communes in France:

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