hunting technique

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hunting
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhʌn.tɪŋ/us
/ˈhʌn.t̬ɪŋ/
chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, ...
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technique
noun[C or U]
uk
/tekˈniːk/us
/tekˈniːk/
a way of doing an activity that ...
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(Definition ofhuntingandtechniquefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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So this is a beginner's technique for a commonplace high-payoff situation, not a general-purposehuntingtechnique(it strongly depends on a herd-sized target and the consequent stampede).
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The absence of predation cost in the presence of the water boatman is surprising, and suggests that itshuntingtechniqueis different.
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Huntingtechniqueand style, as well as law and culture, dictate cartridge choices.
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This is ahuntingtechniqueemployed by great white sharks whilst hunting seals.
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Their observedhuntingtechniqueis a bite-and-release method, so a fast-acting toxin would be ideal.
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Thehuntingtechniqueof barred hawks contains both active and inactive activities.
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They have a buoyant flight that allows them the unusual (for the order)huntingtechniqueof taking their insect prey on the wing like swallows.
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They have symbolized patience due to theirhuntingtechniqueof setting webs and waiting for prey, as well as mischief and malice due to their venomous (and sometimes deadly) bites.
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Theirhuntingtechniqueis to stand motionless on the ground or from an elevated perch, and silently watch for moving prey.
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They have developed ahuntingtechniqueto avoid being bitten by clamping down on the jaws of the venomous prey, but even if bitten, they are immune to the venom.
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Its preferredhuntingtechniqueis to hover and observe the surroundings for signs of potential prey, gliding to another place when nothing is found.
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Another favourite (but less conspicuous)huntingtechniqueis to perch a bit above the ground cover, surveying the area.
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The spider has symbolized patience and persistence due to itshuntingtechniqueof setting webs and waiting for its prey to become ensnared.
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The more commonhuntingtechniqueof the species is perch-hunting, which consists of scanning around for prey activity while briefly perched between short flights from tree to tree.
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It prefers the deeper regions of the lake (6to23 m) where it hunts smaller juvenile cichlids with a specialisedhuntingtechnique.
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Yeti have ahuntingtechniqueof lying still in the snow until their prey is near them, then pouncing.
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In onehuntingtechnique, a small group flies ahead and scouts, then another group member flies ahead and scouts, and this continues until prey is bagged and shared.
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Their cooperativehuntingtechniqueis similar to that of the moray eel, with the kraits flushing out prey from narrow crevices and holes.
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Coursing was a commonhuntingtechnique, practised by the nobility, the landed and wealthy, and commoners with sighthounds and lurchers.
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Although their mainhuntingtechniqueis perch-and-pounce, they are agile birds with a swift, goshawk-like wing action and the ability to manoeuvre rapidly when pursuing prey or hawking for insects.
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