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What does preyed mean?

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Verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of prey
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Sponges are preyed upon by gastropods, polychaetes, asteroids, echinoids, turtles, and fishes.
A fish preyed upon by so many other wild creatures for food from its first days of life, to when it becomes a full-grown fish.
These are artist's impressions of two men who preyed on elderly people living in Ludgershall.
A man who preyed on the elderly by burgling residential care homes in his own village faces a jail term.
Tadpoles and froglets can be preyed on by other frogs, crayfish, fish, turtles, and dragonfly larvae.
While captive herptiles are not preyed upon, their natural instinct is to hide when they feel threatened.

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