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easy prey

easy prey noun: a prey animal who is easily captured by a predator and cannot fight back effectively.

Noun

easy prey (uncountable)

  1. A prey animal who is easily captured by a predator and cannot fight back effectively.
    • Having lost our weapons, we made very easy prey for the wildcats.

Questions about easy prey

What does easy prey mean?
Easy prey means a prey animal who is easily captured by a predator and cannot fight back effectively.
What part of speech is easy prey?
Easy prey is a noun.

Words near easy prey in the dictionary

  1. easy peasy lemon squeezy
  2. easy peasy mac and cheesy
  3. easy peasy pumpkin peasy
  4. easy peasy, mac and cheesy
  5. easy pickings
  6. easy prey
  7. easy reader
  8. easy street
  9. easy target
  10. easy targets
  11. easy-breezy

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