antifeeding

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ feeding

Adjective[edit]

antifeeding (not comparable)

  1. That prevents (a pest) from feeding
    • 2015 July 9, “Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      This has also been shown in a freshwater macrophyte, where induced antifeeding defense was accompanied by an induction of antimicrobial defense [42 ].