prey
noun
[ preɪ ]
• an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
• "the kestrel pounced on its prey"
• plunder or (in biblical use) a prize.
prey
verb
• hunt and kill for food.
• "small birds that prey on insect pests"
Origin:
Middle English (also denoting plunder taken in war): the noun from Old French preie, from Latin praeda ‘booty’, the verb from Old French preier, based on Latin praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda .
