bird of prey

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bird of prey

noun birds of prey

  1. A carnivorous bird that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on land vertebrates.

    Similar: raptor, bird of prey

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noun carnivorous bird

Españolave rapaz, ave de rapiña, ave rapiega (disused), ave de presa, rapaz
日本語猛禽, もうきん mōkin
中文猛禽 měngqín, 鷙 /鸷 zhì
Portuguêsave de rapina
Françaisoiseau de proie, rapace
DeutschRaubvogel
Italianorapace
Ελληνικάαρπακτικό πτηνό arpaktikó ptinó, αρπακτικό arpaktikó
Românăpasăre de pradă
Русскийхи́щная пти́ца xíščnaja ptíca
Tiếng Việtchim săn mồi
العربيةطَيْر جَارِح ṭayr jāriḥ
עבריתעוֹף דּוֹרֵס

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@misc{bird_of_prey_2026,
  title = {bird of prey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bird%20of%20prey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}