Phrase guide

beast of prey

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A predatory person, savagely cruel and ruthless in their treatment of others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: egërsirë — animal
  • Albanian: bishë — animal
  • Arabic: سَبْع (sabʕ) — animal
  • Armenian: գիշատիչ (gišatičʻ) — animal
  • Bulgarian: хи́щник (híštnik) — animal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 食肉動物 /食肉动物 (shíròu dòngwù) — animal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 猛獸 /猛兽 (měngshòu) — animal
  • Czech: šelma — animal
  • Dutch: roofdier — animal
  • Esperanto: rabobesto — animal
  • Finnish: peto — animal
  • Finnish: petoeläin — animal
  • French: bête de proie — animal
  • German: Raubtier — animal
  • Greek: κτήνος (ktínos) — animal
  • Hungarian: ragadozó — animal
  • Indonesian: hewan pemangsa — animal
  • Indonesian: pemangsa — animal
  • Japanese: 肉食動物 (nikushoku dōbutsu) — animal
  • Korean: 육식동물 (yuksikdongmul) — animal
  • Korean: 맹수 (maengsu) — animal
  • Portuguese: predador — animal
  • Russian: хи́щник (xíščnik) — animal
  • Slovak: šelma — animal
  • Spanish: fiera — animal
  • Swedish: rovdjur — animal
  • Turkish: yırtıcı hayvanlar — animal
  • Volapük: ravanim — animal