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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening | |
| Related terms: | domestic_animal | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (food) someone who consumes food for nourishment | |
| Synonyms: | devourer eater | |
| Related terms: | consumer mouth drinker glutton luncher scoffer omnivore picknicker diner vegetarian nosher dunker gobbler devourer mycophagist feed | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (geography) a branch that flows into the main stream | |
| Synonyms: | affluent tributary | |
| Related terms: | distributary branch | |
| 4. | [ 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 | |
| Similar spelling: |
Fedor Feder fetter fedora feather feathery fetor |
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