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forager

/ˈfɑɹ.ɪd͡ʒ.ɚ/

Meanings
noun
An animal or person who forages

Examples :

"The forager returned to the nest with berries and nuts for the young birds. "
animal person food nature environment human biology ecology organism agriculture

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who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

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nuts noun

/nʌts/

A hard-shelled seed.

"There are many sort of nuts: peanuts, cashews, pistachios, Brazil nuts and more."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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returned verb

/ɹɪˈtəːnd/ /ɹɪˈtɝnd/

To come or go back (to a place or person).

"Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter."

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forages noun

/ˈfɑɹ.ɪd͡ʒ.ɪz/

Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.

"The farmer stored large quantities of forages like hay and alfalfa to feed the cows through the winter. "

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birds noun

/bɜːdz/ /bɜɪdz/

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

"Ducks and sparrows are birds."

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berries noun

/ˈbɛriz/ /ˈbɛːriz/

A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.

"I picked fresh berries from the garden for my breakfast. "

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nest noun

/nɛst/

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

"The robin built a cozy nest in the bush outside my window. "

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young noun

/jʌŋ/

People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.

"The young of today are well-educated."

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animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."