feed upon

Verb

Meaning

be sustained by

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He fed on the great ideas of her mentor Source: Internet

Amensalism is often used to describe strongly asymmetrical competitive interactions, such as has been observed between the Spanish ibex and weevils of the genus Timarcha which feed upon the same type of shrub. Source: Internet

Schaller, p. 213. In fact, most dead prey on which both hyenas and lions feed upon are killed by the hyenas instead of the lions. Source: Internet

Place your gray-band in a small enclosure with the scented mouse, and usually the snake can be enticed to feed upon it. Source: Internet

The carbon content of the soil is eventually returned to the atmosphere through the process of respiration carried out by heterotrophic organisms that feed upon the carbonaceous material in the soil. Source: Internet

Eggs are usually laid according to the substrate on which the larvae feed upon hatching. Source: Internet

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