Foraging

Synonyms for "foraging" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(5 words)
berry gatheringchickadeesforageforaging activityforaging behavior

Strong matches (11)

Noun(8 words)
foraging patterngathergatheringgrazingground foraginghunthunter gatherershunting

Related words (18)

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More general

9 entries
activitybehaviorbehavioral attributeecological traithunthuntingpracticeprocesssearch

More specific

11 entries
berry gatheringflower pickingfruit foragingground foraginginsect foragingmushroom gatheringnectar foragingnocturnal foragingoptimal foraging theoryseed foragingseed gathering

Collocations

13 entries
foraging activityforaging animalsforaging areaforaging behaviorforaging ecologyforaging efficiencyforaging for foodforaging groundsforaging habitsforaging patternsforaging siteforaging strategyforaging trip

Inflections

4 entries
foragedforagesmore foragingmost foraging

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

On these foraging trips, the bee can travel as far as two to five miles from the hive.

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Ziri went foraging.

Source: tatoeba (10625722)

Farmers are bearing the brunt of the devastation the feral pests leave behind. The pigs are drawn to the sweet taste of sugarcane, while their incessant foraging carves up cultivated land and uproots plants.

Source: tatoeba (12210762)

The hens range freely here, foraging the ground for extra nutrients. The eggs they lay have big orange yolks. The pigs also get plenty of space indoors and out, and have a wallow to wade in to stave off the summer heat. The cattle feed primarily on grass, not corn as they do in commercial feedlots. And all the animals are fed by hand twice a day, Ms. Lorraine says, so the farmers can keep a close eye on them and make sure they're well.

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