ALL meanings of bird of prey
bird of prey
B b - countable noun bird of prey A bird of prey is a bird such as an eagle or a hawk that kills and eats other birds and animals. 3
- noun bird of prey a bird, such as a hawk, eagle, or owl, that hunts and kills other animals, esp vertebrates, for food. It has strong talons and a sharp hooked bill 3
- noun bird of prey a bird that preys on others for food 3
- noun bird of prey any of an order (Falconiformes) of diurnal birds with sharp claws and hooked bills that capture, kill, and eat other animals or feed chiefly on carrion, such as hawks, falcons, vultures, and the osprey 3
- noun bird of prey any such nocturnal bird, as the owl 3
- noun bird of prey any of numerous predacious, flesh-eating birds, as the eagles, hawks, kites, vultures, falcons, and owls, having a sharp, downwardly curved beak, talons, and, usually, soaring flight. 1
- noun bird of prey bird: hunts, kills 1
- noun bird of prey A carnivorous bird that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates. 0