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quar·ry [ kwáwree ] (plural quar·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. hunted animal or bird: an animal or bird that is hunted

2. object of pursuit: somebody or something that is chased or hunted by another

[15th century. Via Anglo-Norman couree "entrails of an animal given to the hounds" < assumed Vulgar Latin corata< Latin cor "heart"]
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