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Translations for „feed on“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary (Go to Slovenian » English)

feed off VB intr, feed on VB intr

1. feed (eat):

feed

hraniti se na/z/s [perf nahraniti se na/z/s]

butterflies feed flowers of garden plants

metulji se hranijo na cvetovih vrtnih rastlin

2. feed fig (increase):

feed

krepiti se [perf okrepiti se]

anger feeds on/off disappointment

razočaranje spodbuja/krepi jezo

Usage examples with feed on

to feed an animal [on sth]

krmiti žival [s čim]

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English

The larvae develop in the fruit pod and feed on a portion of the seeds. en.wikipedia.org

Occasionally, they feed on small pieces of vegetation, as well. en.wikipedia.org

They will first leave the pouch and feed on their own at 28 weeks. en.wikipedia.org

Sedimentation causes turbidity which prevents them from seeing the invertebrates that they feed on. en.wikipedia.org

At first, they feed on the flowers, later they also feed on the leaves. en.wikipedia.org

The larvae feed on dead vegetation, fruit and grasses. en.wikipedia.org

In the photo below, herring ram feed on a school of copepods. en.wikipedia.org

Females will also feed on sugar sources for energy, but usually require a blood meal for the development of eggs. en.wikipedia.org

Adults feed on flower nectar from extrafloral nectaries. en.wikipedia.org

They feed on the generative organs of their host plant. en.wikipedia.org

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