Vocabulary Term Details

Feeding habits

Definition (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/203727/feeding-behaviour)

Any action of an animal that is directed toward the procurement of nutrients. The variety of means of procuring food reflects the diversity of foods used and the myriad of animal types. (Britannica)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Behaviour
Browsing
Cannibalism
Carnivory
Coprophagia
Feed intake
Feeding frequency
Feeding preferences
Food intake
Foraging
Grazing
Haematophagy
Herbivory
Insectivory
Omnivory
Overeating
Predation
Nutrition physiology
Nutritional requirements
Trophic levels

This term is used for the following terms: 
Feeding behaviour
Food habits

Approved Date
24-May-2013

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