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捕食 ほしょく hoshoku

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb predation; eating prey; preying upon

Kanji in this word

catch, capture
eat, food

Example sentences

例えばベルベットモンキーは、輪を描いて飛ぶワシがいるとある種の呼びかけを用いるようになる。ワシはサルを捕食するのだ。
tatoeba berubetto monkii ha 、 wa wo egai te tobu washi ga iru to aru tane no yobikake wo mochiiru you ni naru 。 washi ha saru wo hoshoku suru no da 。
For example, vervet monkeys learn to use a certain call in the presence of circling eagles, who prey on the monkeys.

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