捕食 meaning in English
to prey on; to catch and feed on
19 strokes
Meaning of 捕食
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bǔshí
- to prey on
- to catch and feed on
- to hunt for food
捕食 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
鲟鱼的寿命有时能超过50年，长得大到少数的捕食者才会去猎。
Sturgeons can sometimes live for over 50 years, growing so large that few predators hunt them.
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捕 bǔ · to catch · 10 strokes
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食 shí · food · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 捕食.
| 食物 | shíwù | food |
| 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 美食 | měishí | culinary delicacy; fine food |
| 粮食 | liángshi | foodstuff; cereals |
| 食堂 | shítáng | dining hall; cafeteria |
| 零食 | língshí | snack; nibbles |
| 饮食 | yǐnshí | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet |
| 食欲 | shíyù | appetite |
| 逮捕 | dàibǔ | to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3] |
| 被捕 | bèibǔ | to be arrested; under arrest |
| 捕捉 | bǔzhuō | to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 食用 | shíyòng | to eat; to consume; edible |
Questions about 捕食
What does 捕食 mean?
捕食 (bǔshí) means "to prey on; to catch and feed on".
How do you write 捕食?
捕食 is made of 2 characters: 捕 (10 strokes), 食 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.