It seems likely that parents are free to respond in these different ways because they have no fear of their child growing into a chronic, adult knee-grazer.
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Grazer
/ˈɡɹeɪz.ə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "grazer" (3 found)
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Sample sentences
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There were large hippolike grazers (Teleoceras, Brachypotherium, and Peraceras superciliosum)[…]
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For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.
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Grazers have a lower level of involvement and view only when "something is happening."
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