ingest food; feed (of animals)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to ingest food; to feed; to take in nutrients
Technical term used primarily in biology, zoology, and ecology to describe how animals consume food. Also used in medical contexts to describe nutrient intake.
Yú鱼
lèi类
tōng通
guò过
sāi鳃
shè摄
shí食
fú浮
yóu游
shēng生
wù物
。
Fish ingest plankton through their gills.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yè夜
xíng行
xìng性
dòng动
wù物
zhǔ主
yào要
zài在
huáng黄
hūn昏
hòu后
shè摄
shí食
。
This nocturnal animal feeds mainly after dusk.
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Tíng停
zhǐ止
shè摄
shí食
shì是
pàn判
duàn断
yú鱼
lèi类
jiàn健
kāng康
zhuàng状
kuàng况
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zhǐ指
biāo标
。
Cessation of feeding is an important indicator for assessing the health status of fish.