| 词汇 | example_english_live-prey |
| 释义 | live preycollocation in Englishmeanings of liveand preyThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with prey. live adjective uk /laɪv/ us /laɪv/ having ... See more at live prey noun[U] uk /preɪ/ us /preɪ/ an animal that is hunted and killed for food by ... See more at prey Examples of live preyThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Where prey are patchily distributed, the presence of carrion is likely to be spatially associated with higher densities of liveprey. Even if putrefying prey were of little interest as a food resource, they may provide the cues that allow the predator to find aggregated patches of liveprey. Typically, they live in small family groups, and are opportunistic feeders that hunt liveprey (especially rodents). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its closest living relative is probably the lappet-faced vulture, which takes liveprey on occasion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Whether eating liveprey or carrion, the wolverine's feeding style appears voracious, leading to the nickname of glutton (also the basis of the scientific name). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Carrion is seldom used if liveprey is available. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They take liveprey up to the size of week-old guppy fry, but need plant material, ideally green algae, to thrive. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Liveprey is sometimes attacked by the bearded vulture, with perhaps greater regularity than any other vulture. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Scientists speculate that it used its long arms and grasping hands to seize liveprey, which would have consisted of small animals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The liveprey they do catch is usually immobile, injured, incapacitated or young. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They have biting mouthparts and feed on a variety of liveprey and dead organic matter. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bird feeds on amphibians, reptiles and other liveprey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although they eat mostly carrion, they will also ambush liveprey with a stealthy approach. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the breeding season, adults scale back on carrion and take mostly small, liveprey since nestlings need this kind of food to survive. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When hunting liveprey, it sticks its mouth into the prey's body and proceeds to drain it of all bodily fluids. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hunting game would be encouraged first by the use of meat, then a lure, and eventually liveprey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Besides discouraging animals that eat liveprey, playing possum also convinces some large animals that the opossum is no threat to their young. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their food sources vary with some eating carrion or liveprey, others eat seeds, fruit or tiny water organisms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While foraging for bones or liveprey while in flight, bearded vultures fly fairly low over the rocky ground, staying around 2to4m ft high. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The spotted hyena tracks liveprey by sight, hearing and smell. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of live Go to the definition of prey See other collocations with prey |
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