| 单词 | seed-eating |
| 释义 | > as lemmasseed-eating seed-eating adj. (of a bird or other animal) that feeds mainly on seeds; granivorous. ΚΠ 1807 T. Smith Naturalist's Cabinet VI. 18 This creature [sc. the crocodile] swallows..stones, it is said, to aid digestion, in the manner of seed-eating birds. 1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. x. 205 If..a tame sea-gull is fed on corn instead of fish, the whole lining of its stomach alters, becoming thicker and more like that of seed-eating birds. 1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants xx. 629 A plague of seed-eating mammals, birds or insects may prevent regeneration. 2003 New Scientist 1 Nov. 5/2 [He] discovered the tiny seed-eating bird in July 2001. < as lemmas |
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