foraging
n.
searching for food; rummaging for provisions; search
forage
v.
search, look for; rummage for food; raid; supply with fodder
Foraging
For the material that is eaten by foraging by animals, see
Forage. Foraging theory is a branch of
behavioral ecology that studies the foraging behavior of animals in response to the environment in which the animal lives. Foraging theory considers the foraging behavior of animals in reference to the payoff that an animal obtains from different foraging options. Foraging theory predicts that foraging options that deliver the highest payoff, should be favored by foraging animals because it will have the highest
fitness payoff.
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foraging
Noun
1. the act of searching for food and provisions
(synonym) forage
(hypernym) search, hunt, hunting
(derivation) scrounge, forage
forage
Noun
1. animal food for browsing or grazing
(synonym) eatage, pasture, pasturage, grass
(hypernym) feed, provender
2. the act of searching for food and provisions
(synonym) foraging
(hypernym) search, hunt, hunting
(derivation) scrounge
Verb
1. collect or look around for (food)
(synonym) scrounge
(hypernym) hunt, run, hunt down, track down
(derivation) foraging
2. wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
(hypernym) feed, eat
(hyponym) raven, prey, predate
(derivation) eatage, pasture, pasturage, grass
FORAGING
FORAGGIANDO. CERCANDO. DEPREDANDO. PROVVEDENDO DI FORAGGIO
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