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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