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Difference between feed and scavenge

feed

Definitions

verb

  1. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
  2. introduce continuously
  3. profit from in an exploitatory manner
  4. give food to
  5. move along, of liquids
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noun

  1. food for domestic livestock

Examples

A couple of weeks ago, while glassing four female Meneliks bushbuck two hundred yards away feeding in a tiny clearing during a pouring rain, a nice male stepped into view.

Moray eels, nudibranchs, stingrays, shellfish, sea urchins and sea stars were out and about, while the polyps of black corals and other gorgonians were feeding.

Lamaze classes aid in preparation; hypnosis, acupuncture, and biofeedback are also used.

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scavenge

Definitions

verb

  1. feed on carrion or refuse
  2. remove unwanted substances from
  3. collect discarded material
  4. clean refuse from

Examples

The fact that many crustaceans, being omnivorous, may act as scavengers and eat the corpses of fellow aquatic creatures need not be a deterrent.

A related species, the burrowing bettong, will scavenge sheep carcasses.

All that is left is a grim arena where matter is collected by scavengers and transformed into useful merchandise.

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