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How to pronounce prey

American English pronunciation

PRAY

IPA
/ˈpɹeɪ/
Syllables
PRAY (1 syllable)

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What prey means

noun

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

In a sentence: The owl swooped down on its prey, a little field mouse.

Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word, from the Latin word praeda, which meant things taken or captured.

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