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nounthe act of consuming food
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nounthe act of supplying food and nourishment
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Definition that contains feeding
- suckling feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
- omnivorous feeding on both plants and animals
- gavage feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
- necrophagia feeding on corpses or carrion
- lactation feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
- herbivorous feeding only on plants
- fruit-eating feeding on fruit
- myrmecophagous feeding on ants
- schedule feeding feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every 4 hours)
- anthophilous feeding on flowers