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noun

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.

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Origin of bird of prey

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby bird of prey

bird-nesting, bird of ill omen, bird of paradise, bird of passage, bird of peace, bird of prey, bird pepper, bird ring, birds, bird's beak, birdseed

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How to use bird of prey in a sentence

It would be like if after the 40th pipe in Flappy Bird was a scarecrow.
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The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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While the chicken today might be the least exotic bird one can think of, it was once a gift that wowed kings.
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Exactly when the transition to modern domestic creature took place, for a bird that is wild to this day, is controversial.
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We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.
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Fourteen genera, representing about 19 species, of Mallophaga are reported for 20 different species of bird hosts.
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The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
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Many of his bird neighbors,p. 31 for instance, liked the same things to eat that he did.
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Although the bird people didn't know it, he was anxious to reach his grandchildren.
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And then Jolly Robin would feel ashamed that he had even thought of being so cruel to an infant bird, even if he was a Cowbird.
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British Dictionary definitions for bird of prey

bird of prey

noun

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 billRelated adjective: raptorial

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bird of prey

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