Prefeed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prefeed is a noun meaning Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting).
Meaning
Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting).
More Meanings
- (transitive) To feed material into a machine, etc. in preparation for some process.
- Prior to feeding.
Example Sentences
The restricted placement of prefeed does not impede rapid discovery by possums: a field study of the movements of 22 radio collared possums showed that most were immediately attracted from as far away as 250m to a line of prefeed (visits peaking on the second day of prefeed availability), and possums continued to look for bait for up to 18 days after all bait was removed.
Word Forms
- prefeeds
- prefeeding
- prefed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prefilter, prebait, prefiltering, prebaiting, prefetch, preconditioning.
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