prefeed

noun, verb, adj — 3 senses

prefeed

noun

Etymology From pre- + feed.

1

Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting).

  • 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.2015 July 29, “Aerial Prefeeding Followed by Ground Based Toxic Baiting for More Efficient and Acceptable Poisoning of Invasive Small Mammalian Pests”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

prefeed

verb

Etymology From pre- + feed.

1

To feed material into a machine, etc. in preparation for some process.

prefeed

adj

Etymology From pre- + feed.

1

Prior to feeding.

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