feed on/upon

phrasal verb

fed on/upon; feeding on/upon; feeds on/upon

: to eat (something) as food

—usually used of animals

Owls feed on insects, birds, and small mammals.

Examples of feed on/upon in a Sentence

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Srishti Gupta a month ago 0 Health Body lice also contributed to Black Death plague, reveals new study Body lice that feed on human blood can carry the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes plague. —Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024

There are at least 3 species of sawflies that feed on azaleas in this area. —Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024

Target Bass with Panfish Imitations Though some bass do feed on mayflies, the biggest ones are focused on the smaller fish that are feeding on the flies. —Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024

An increase in trash attracted more ground squirrels and ravens, the latter of which feed on the young of endangered desert tortoises. —Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024