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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Mushrooms feed on thatch, stumps, old roots, or even construction sawdust or debris buried on your property.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Birds like cuckoos and vireos will rip tents apart to feed on the caterpillars.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
On the mobile phone app, Netflix plans to test a vertical feed on the home page to browse clips and trailers.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The full episode is available on the Talk of the Devils feed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
—Talk Of The Devils, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Birds like cuckoos and vireos will rip tents apart to feed on the caterpillars.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
On the mobile phone app, Netflix plans to test a vertical feed on the home page to browse clips and trailers.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The full episode is available on the Talk of the Devils feed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
—Talk Of The Devils, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feed on/upon
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“Feed on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feed%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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