feeding habit

collocation in English

meaningsoffeedingandhabit

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feeding
noun
uk
/ˈfiː.dɪŋ/us
/ˈfiː.dɪŋ/
US
an occasion when a baby has something to eat ...
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habit
noun
uk
/ˈhæb.ɪt/us
/ˈhæb.ɪt/
something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are ...
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(Definition offeedingandhabitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The characteristicfeedinghabitfacilitated the quantification of herbivore damage.
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They have a ciliaryfeedinghabit.
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In accordance with theirfeedinghabit, adaptations of the chewing apparatus have been described for rhinos.
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This is a protective adaptation, for the snake'sfeedinghabitof chasing its prey under rocks.
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In the jaw were fang-like palatal teeth that, when coupled with the gape, suggests an inertialfeedinghabit.
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Within the wide, gaping jaw, the fang-like palatal teeth, when coupled with the gape, suggest an inertialfeedinghabit.
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Thefeedinghabitgives an indication of the bait that might be used, if one intends to go fishing.
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It is called whale shark because it attains huge size like whales and also because itsfeedinghabitresemble to whales.
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Due to their fecundity and theirfeedinghabitof grubbing through bottom sediments for food, they are notorious for altering their environments.
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They are thought to have evolved thisfeedinghabitbecause few other animals eat mushrooms and therefore there is little competition for the food resource.
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However, it has a negative effect on indigenous fauna in lakes and rivers because of its prolific breeding and bottomfeedinghabit.
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Thefeedinghabitof the first instar is leaf mining, although they are so small, the mines are difficult to detect.
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