Scavenging is both a carnivorous and herbivorous feeding behavior in which the scavenger feeds on dead and decaying organic matter present in its habitat.
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Scavenging
Synonyms for "scavenging" (23 found)
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Noun(9 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most foraging
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10 entriesbone scavengingcarrion feedingdetritivorydumpster divingfood scavenginggarbage scavengingjunkyard salvagemetal scavengingurban scavengingwaste scavenging
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14 entriesgarbage scavengingmetal scavengingscavenging activityscavenging animalscavenging behaviorscavenging efficiencyscavenging for foodscavenging for partsscavenging for scrapscavenging in debrisscavenging in ecosystemsscavenging leftoversscavenging through trashurban scavenging
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Tom saw a homeless man scavenging through a rubbish bin looking for food.
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Varun's group frequently went scavenging in the factory ruins.
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Scientists in North Carolina have recently developed a felt-like fabric that generates power by scavenging for so-called waste heat, such as body heat.
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