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pounce <a pounce; pounces> N

pounce VB

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Most hunting starts with the owl perched on a branch and scanning the area, then dropping with a quick pounce when prey is located.
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It was probably an ambush predator that would pounce on unsuspecting prey with its crushing talons.
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It also has muscles in its legs that allow it to sneak up behind people and pounce without them realizing it.
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When prey approaches or falls in, the spider pounces on it.
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When the birds spot prey animals moving by, they will pounce on them.
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For some designs the outlines were pounced through a stencil.
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He spots several other soldiers in the crowd disguised as civilians, all ready to pounce should their fellow legionary be sentenced to death.
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Seldom active, they lie in wait to pounce on an unsuspecting prey.
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When it finds prey, it pounces and punches through the snow to catch its victim.
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The red fox is another year-round resident, listening for and pouncing on mice moving under six feet of snow.
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