食性 (shí) — (biology) feeding pattern, dietary habit

Definition

A biology term for an animal's feeding pattern — what it eats and how (e.g., herbivore, carnivore). Used in scientific writing about animal habits and ecology.

noun

(biology) feeding patterndietary habit

Examples

食性，。
Zhè zhǒng dòng wù de shí hěn tè bié, zhī chī zhú zi.
This animal's feeding pattern is very special — it only eats bamboo.
食性。
Yán jiū dòng wù de shí yǒu zhù yú bǎo hù tā men.
Studying animals' dietary habits helps protect them.
，食性。
Bù tóng zhǒng lèi de yú, shí yě wán quán bù tóng.
Different species of fish have completely different feeding patterns.

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