prefeed
Noun
Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting).
Usage- Uncountable
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The restricted placement of prefeed does not impede rapid discovery by possums: a field study of the movements of 22 radio collared possums showed that most were immediately attracted from as far away as 250m to a line of prefeed (visits peaking on the second day of prefeed availability), and possums continued to look for bait for up to 18 days after all bait was removed.
Verb
To feed material into a machine, etc. in preparation for some process.
Usage- Transitive
Adjective
Prior to feeding.
Usage- not-comparable
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