feed on/upon
phrasal verb
fed on/upon; feeding on/upon; feeds on/upon
: to eat (something) as food
—usually used of animals
Owls feed on insects, birds, and small mammals.
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Young slugs may feed on only the surface of vegetation, not all the way through the leaves.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Plus, the need to feed on easy-to-target baitfish during the first few days of warming water tends to send them into a frenzy.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Spero said a temporary power outage on a radar at Chicago O’Hare International Airport last July caused a ground stop there and at five surrounding airports because air traffic controllers weren’t getting an accurate feed on planes’ locations.
—Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
However, some have generally stopped photosynthesis and only feed on the fungi instead.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Plus, the need to feed on easy-to-target baitfish during the first few days of warming water tends to send them into a frenzy.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Spero said a temporary power outage on a radar at Chicago O’Hare International Airport last July caused a ground stop there and at five surrounding airports because air traffic controllers weren’t getting an accurate feed on planes’ locations.
—Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
However, some have generally stopped photosynthesis and only feed on the fungi instead.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Feed on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feed%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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