prey vs animate being

prey and animate being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prey	Yes	No	Yes	No
animate being	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, animate being is a hypernym of prey; that is, animate being is a word with a broader meaning than prey:

Other hypernyms of prey include animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

prey (noun)	animate being (noun)
animal hunted or caught for food	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

prey (verb)	animate being (verb)
profit from in an exploitatory manner
prey on or hunt for