feeding behaviour — Any action of an animal directed toward obtaining nutrients. Each species evolves methods of searching for, obtaining, and ingesting food for which it can successfully compete. Some species eat only one type of food, others a variety. Among… … Universalium
Feeding — Feed Feed (f[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fed} (f[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Feeding}.] [AS. f[=e]dan, fr. f[=o]da food; akin to OS. f[=o]dian, OFries. f[=e]da, f[=o]da, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan, Icel. f[ae][eth]a, Sw. f[ o]da, Dan. f[ o]de. [root]75 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feeding — feed·ing || fɪËdɪŋ n. act of eating or taking nourishment; giving of food or nourishment; act of supplying or providing; act of channeling or routing; act of inciting; act of inserting fɪËd n. food; meal; act of providing food;… … English contemporary dictionary
List of feeding behaviours — Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffix vore from Latin vorare, meaning to devour , or phagy, from Greek φαγειν, meaning to eat . Mosquito drinking blood … Wikipedia
Raw feeding — is the practice of feeding domestic dogs and cats a diet primarily of uncooked meat, edible bones, and organs.Supporters of raw feeding believe that the natural diet an animal in the wild has evolved to consume is what it is most adapted to. [… … Wikipedia
The Feeding of the 5000 (album) — Infobox Album | Name = The Feeding of the 5000 Type = Album Artist = Crass Released = 1978 Recorded = October 29, 1978 Genre = Anarcho Punk Length = 31:50 Label = Crass Records Producer = Crass Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5… … Wikipedia
Dinosaur diet and feeding — Dinosaur diets and feeding behavior varied widely throughout the clade, including carnivorous, herbivorous, and omnivorous forms. Contents 1 Ornithopoda 1.1 Hadrosauridae 2 Theropoda 2.1 Allosaurus … Wikipedia
filter feeding — ▪ zoology in zoology, a form of food procurement in which food particles or small organisms are randomly strained from water. Filter feeding is found primarily among the small to medium sized invertebrates but occurs in a few large… … Universalium
saprophagous — feeding on decaying material Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
Resin casting — A resin casting system is a technical installation to process casting resin for the purpose of filling, sealing, covering or soaking technical parts, especially in the field of electricity and electronics like transformers, LCDs and other small… … Wikipedia
wick — 1. n. 1 a strip or thread of fibrous or spongy material feeding a flame with fuel in a candle, lamp, etc. 2 Surgery a gauze strip inserted in a wound to drain it. Phrases and idioms: dip one s wick coarse sl. (of a man) have sexual intercourse.… … Useful english dictionary