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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Even though the holes can look like they were caused by a chewing insect (such as Cabbage White butterfly caterpillars, which also feed on kale), the stippling is an indicator of a sucking pest instead.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
The flowers produce tiny nectaries sized just right to draw in syrphid flies, ladybeetles, and parasitoid wasps, all of which feed on aphids.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Tortuga Bay is where visitors can surely encounter marine iguanas basking on the lava rocks or making their way in and out of the sea to feed on underwater algae.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
That means these organics have to get to that ocean for there to be anything to feed on them.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
The flowers produce tiny nectaries sized just right to draw in syrphid flies, ladybeetles, and parasitoid wasps, all of which feed on aphids.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Tortuga Bay is where visitors can surely encounter marine iguanas basking on the lava rocks or making their way in and out of the sea to feed on underwater algae.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
That means these organics have to get to that ocean for there to be anything to feed on them.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Feed on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feed%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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