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Definition of
bird of prey noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bird of prey
noun
noun
(
pl.
birds of prey
)
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a bird that hunts and kills other creatures for food.
eagles
,
hawks
, and
owls
are all
birds of prey
.
See
bird of prey
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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bird of prey
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