Definition of feed

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Feed (v. i.) To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed one's self (upon something); to prey; -- with on or upon.

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Aphidophagous :: Aphidophagous (a.) Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellidae..
Browse :: Browse (n.) To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze..
Feeder :: Feeder (n.) A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.
Trencher-man :: Trencher-man (n.) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.
Graze :: Graze (v. t.) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for..
Nopal :: Nopal (n.) A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceae..
Motmot :: Motmot (n.) Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated beak. In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is said by some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to Brazil. The name is derived from its note..
Sea Duck :: Sea duck () Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe..
Aard-vark :: Aard-vark (n.) An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue..
Wheatbird :: Wheatbird (n.) A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch..
Coprophagous :: Coprophagous (a.) Feeding upon dung, as certain insects..
Feed :: Feed (n.) A grazing or pasture ground.
Jacamar :: "Jacamar (n.) Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied genera. They are allied to the kingfishers, but climb on tree trunks like nuthatches, and feed upon insects. Their colors are often brilliant..
Stuffer :: Stuff (v. i.) To feed gluttonously; to cram.
Feeding :: Feeding (n.) the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process of fattening..
Hippophagy :: Hippophagy (n.) The act or practice of feeding on horseflesh.
Polypite :: Polypite (n.) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian..
Myrmotherine :: Myrmotherine (a.) Feeding upon ants; -- said of certain birds.
Gormandize :: Gormandize (v. i. & t.) To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton.
Lernean :: Lernean (n.) One of a family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic Crustacea found attached to fishes and other marine animals. Some species penetrate the skin and flesh with the elongated head, and feed on the viscera. See Illust. in Appendix..
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