aliment |
to sustain or feed. [1/3 definitions] |
anteater |
any of several toothless mammals such as the aardvark and pangolin that feed mainly on ants or termites by means of a long, sticky tongue. |
bark beetle |
a small weevil, the adults and larvae of which burrow under the bark of conifers and other trees to feed on the inner bark, often causing great damage. |
beebread |
a mixture of nectar and pollen made by bees to feed to their larvae. |
bee-eater |
any of several small, brightly colored tropical birds that feed chiefly on bees and other insects. |
bee fly |
any of several two-winged flies that resemble bees and that feed on pollen and nectar. |
birdseed |
seeds, usu. in a mixture, used to feed birds. |
bite |
of insects or similar small creatures, to pierce the skin of (a human or other mammal) in order to feed on blood. [1/19 definitions] |
bone meal |
bones that have been coarsely ground, used as fertilizer and animal feed. |
bookworm |
any of various insect larvae that infest and feed on the bindings of books. [1/2 definitions] |
breast-feed |
to feed (a baby) milk from a breast; suckle; nurse. [1/2 definitions] |
broad bean |
a plant of the pea family that bears flat seeds that are used as a vegetable or an animal feed; fava bean. |
browse |
to graze or feed on growing plants. [2/6 definitions] |
cabbage butterfly |
any of several common white butterflies, the green larvae of which feed on cabbage and related plants. |
cankerworm |
any of several moth larvae that feed on fruit and foliage often destroying fruit and shade trees. |
caracara |
any of several large, long-legged birds, related to hawks and found from the southern United States to South America, that feed on carrion or live prey. |
carpet beetle |
any of several small beetles whose larvae feed on and damage furs and woolens. |
clothes moth |
any of several small moths that lay eggs in wool, fur, or the like, upon which the larvae feed. |
codling moth |
a small moth, found nearly worldwide, whose larvae feed on apples, pears, and the like. |
corn1 |
to feed corn or other grain to (an animal). [1/7 definitions] |
cottonseed meal |
meal made from the cottonseed after the hull and oil are removed, used as fertilizer and feed. |