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antifeeding

antifeeding adjective: that prevents (a pest) from feeding.

Adjective

antifeeding (not comparable)

  1. That prevents (a pest) from feeding
    • This has also been shown in a freshwater macrophyte, where induced antifeeding defense was accompanied by an induction of antimicrobial defense [42 ].2015 July 9, “Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of antifeeding

From anti- + feeding.

Questions about antifeeding

What does antifeeding mean?
Antifeeding means that prevents (a pest) from feeding.
What part of speech is antifeeding?
Antifeeding is an adjective.

Words near antifeeding in the dictionary

  1. antifederalist
  2. antifederalists
  3. antifeedant
  4. antifeedants
  5. antifeedback
  6. antifeeding
  7. antifelt
  8. antifelting
  9. antifem
  10. antifemale
  11. antifemales

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