| 词汇 | example_english_preferred-prey |
| 释义 | preferred preycollocation in Englishmeanings of preferredand preyThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with prey. preferred adjective uk /prɪˈfɜːd/ us /prɪˈfɝːd/ liked or wanted more than ... See more at preferred prey noun[U] uk /preɪ/ us /preɪ/ an animal that is hunted and killed for food by ... See more at prey Examples of preferred 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. Both species are highly suitable hosts for the parasite, and form the preferredprey for red foxes. The most preferredprey has a preference score 1.0, and the smaller the score in relation to this, the less preferred the prey. There is no evidence that total availability of arthropod prey varies among seasons, but some evidence that preferredprey are less common in the wet season. Its preferredprey, during active morning and evening forays, is scorpions supplemented by spiders, grasshoppers, termites and beetles, often excavated from their daytime retreats. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its preferredprey is moths and other insects, and jumping spiders. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This species uses carcasses of its preferredprey item to disguise itself from predation from spiders in the salticidae family. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferredprey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the same time, snails of a number of species were collected to determine which species would be the preferredprey for the larvae. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The preferredprey was mostly beetles followed by hymenopterans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The preferredprey can vary by season depending on their abundance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Preferredprey usually are small mammals, birds and lizards, especially those with body weights under 100g. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Presumably this is for predator protection, since goatfish are a more preferredprey than bluestripe snapper. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These can range from 10 to 150 mm in length, with a preferredprey size of around 2030 mm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Furthermore, when a predator can not move faster than its preferredprey, ambushing its prey is likely to be more efficient than pursuit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bateleurs are hunters and scavengers; birds such as pigeons and sangrouse are preferredprey items, although it may attack small mammals and also takes carrion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pidgey also uses this technique to bring its preferredprey of small insects into the open. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, their preferredprey are usually not commercially fished species. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It primarily appears in the form of a clown in order to attract its preferredprey of young children. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their distribution is restricted by the presence of their preferredprey, specific species of ticks, and the animal hosts of those ticks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most man-eating tigers are old, are missing teeth, and are unable to capture their preferredprey. 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 preferred Go to the definition of prey See other collocations with prey |
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