feed on
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to give someone or an animal a particular type of food
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Examples (10)
- The seals feed mainly on fish and squid.
- Bears feed voraciously on salmon during spawning season.
- These birds feed primarily on insects and small worms.
- The cattle feed exclusively on organic grass.
- Sharks feed predominantly on smaller fish and marine life.
- The baby feeds on breast milk every few hours.
- Wild geese feed mostly on aquatic plants and grains.
- The calves feed regularly on their mother's milk.
- These ducks feed on algae and water insects.
- The tributaries feed on mountain snowmelt and rainfall.