Carnivorous and herbivorous feeding behavior in which the scavenger feeds on dead animal and plant material present in its habitat.
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Examples for "scavenging "
Examples for "scavenging "
1 We used to see patrols from Union Field scavenging around the river.
2 The new compounds were tested for both radical scavenging and cytotoxic activities.
3 Additionally, we demonstrated the radical - scavenging effect using four thiol-related reagents by DNP-MRI.
4 Their mechanism of action appears to involve scavenging of LDL-lipid peroxyl radicals.
5 Then, in its wake, came the plaintive dole of a scavenging coyote.
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Translations for saprophagy