co-feed

verb

To feed together with a different taxon

“The two ape bands went on to co-feed in the same tree, or forage alongside each other for different foods.”

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Meanings

verbco-feed (third-person singular simple present co-feeds, present participle co-feeding, simple past and past participle co-fed)

present singular third person co-feeds · participle present co-feeding · participle past co-fed · past co-fed

  1. intransitivebiologyTo feed together with a different taxon

    The two ape bands went on to co-feed in the same tree, or forage alongside each other for different foods.

Origin

From co- + feed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with co-feed

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APA

co-feed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-feed

MLA

“co-feed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-feed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “co-feed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-feed.

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