feed mainly

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to eat something as the primary part of a diet

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mainly

Examples (10)

  • The seals feed mainly on fish and squid.
  • Pandas feed mainly on bamboo shoots and leaves.
  • These birds feed mainly on insects and small worms.
  • Koalas feed mainly on eucalyptus leaves.
  • The cattle feed mainly on grass during summer.
  • Whales feed mainly on krill and small fish.
  • The deer feed mainly on tender shoots and bark.
  • These fish feed mainly on algae and plankton.
  • Lions feed mainly on large herbivores like zebras.
  • The caterpillars feed mainly on fresh green leaves.