| aerie |
a nest built high on a cliff or mountain, esp. by an eagle or other bird of prey. [1/2 definitions] |
| Angler fish |
any of various deepwater marine fishes that have a large mouth over which dangles a wormlike appendage that lures prey. |
| bait |
food used to lure prey, esp. in fishing or trapping. [1/5 definitions] |
| bladderwort |
any of a large group of mostly aquatic plants with small bladders on their finely divided leaves that trap their prey. |
| boa constrictor |
a large nonpoisonous snake native to the American tropics that is pale brown with darker markings and that coils around and crushes its prey. |
| butcherbird |
any of several carnivorous birds such as the shrikes that impale their prey on thorns. |
| caracara |
any of several large, long-legged birds, related to hawks and found from the southern United States to South America, that feed on carrion or live prey. |
| chicken hawk |
any of various hawks that prey or are thought to prey on barnyard fowl, esp. chickens. |
| constrictor |
any of various snakes that coil around and crush their prey. [1/3 definitions] |
| digger wasp |
any of various wasps that paralyze spiders and other prey with their stingers, then lay eggs on them in underground nests. |
| eagle |
any of various birds of prey that are similar to but usu. larger than hawks. [1/3 definitions] |
| eyrie |
variant of "aerie," a nest built high on a cliff or mountain, esp. by an eagle or other bird of prey. |
| falcon |
any of several birds of prey, related to hawks, that hunt during the day and have long powerful wings and a hooked beak. |
| frigate bird |
any of various large tropical seabirds with a hooked beak and esp. long wings, that typically grabs prey away from other birds in flight. |
| harrier1 |
any of several related hawks that have narrow bodies and wings and prey on small animals and reptiles in open fields and marshes; marsh hawk. [1/2 definitions] |
| hawk1 |
a bird of prey that has a short hooked beak and curved claws and is similar to but usu. smaller than an eagle. [1/5 definitions] |
| jackal |
any of a number of wild Asian and African dogs, closely related to the wolf, that are esp. known for scavenging and for attacking small or weakened prey. [1/2 definitions] |
| jaeger |
any of several sea birds that snatch prey from weaker birds. |
| kappa2 |
in Japanese mythology, a monkey-sized river imp having fish scales, a turtle's shell, a bird's or monkey's face, and a depression on the top of its head that holds the liquid that endows it with superhuman strength, said to prey on travelers. |
| owl |
any of various nocturnal birds of prey that have large eyes set in the front of a large head, a strong hooked beak, and strong, sharp talons. |
| pointer |
any of a breed of hunting dog bred and trained to point with the nose and body toward the hunter's prey. [1/5 definitions] |