Scatterhoard

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To hoard food in multiple caches in different locations. ambitransitive

    "The situation is more complex for rodents, which eat some seeds but scatterhoard others in conditions that may aid germination and establishment."

Example

More examples

"The situation is more complex for rodents, which eat some seeds but scatterhoard others in conditions that may aid germination and establishment."

Etymology

From scatter + hoard.

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