feeder has definitions from the fields of zoology,geography,food
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[ noun ] (zoology) an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening

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Feeder cattle - 2 - 5 grams of phenothiazine daily ; beef calves - .5 to 1.5 grams daily depending_on weight of animal .

Related terms

domestic_animal

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[ noun ] (food) someone who consumes food for nourishment

Synonyms

devourer eater

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[ noun ] (geography) a branch that flows into the main stream

Synonyms

affluent tributary

Related terms

distributary branch

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[ noun ] a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material (especially one that discharges feed into a trough for livestock)

Synonyms

self-feeder

Related terms

machine feed

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