What's the difference between entomophagous and feeding?
Entomophagous
Definition:
(a.) Feeding on insects; insectivorous.
Example Sentences:
(1) The activities of gamma-cystathionase and cystathionine beta-synthase were investigated in a range of gastrointestinal, free-living and entomophagous nematodes.
(2) For the second time, the authors have found a new entomophagous nematode parasitic in Syrphidae.
(3) Under pasture conditions trombiculid mites, that initially were predators-entomophages with bite-sucking mouth parts, pass easily to parasitism on vertebrate animals and become primary lymphophages.
(4) None of the 15 strains of entomophagous nematodes, genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis, experimentally put in contact with engorged larvae and nymphs were able to parasitize them.
(5) With the exception of the effects of cypermethrin on linyphiids and demeton-S-methyl on empids, both of the treatments had only minor, short-lived effects on these entomophages.
(6) This fungus is an entomophagous zygomycete which grows as a rod-shaped fission yeast containing 2 to 12, mostly 3 to 4, nuclei per cell.
(7) An entomophagous wasp (Hunterellus hookeri Howard) parasitizes about a third of the host-seeking nymphal Ixodes dammini Spielman et al.
(8) It’s that the idea of an insect is upsetting to people.” Rozin, who is known as “the father of disgust in psychology”, has come to the conference in Ede to present his work on consumer attitudes toward insects, and he outlines the challenges that entomophagic entrepreneurs will face.
(9) Hunting for diffusely spread prey is characteristic of entomophages too.
(10) Study of nematocide effect of 48 species of entomophilic and entomophagous fungi from the class Fungi imperfecti against Panagrellus redivivus and Rhabditis oxycerca nematodes revealed a high frequency of fungi with nematocide effect.
(11) The definitive entomophagous lizard host, which, in the field, has no opportunity to ingest the eggs, is infested by eating insects.
(12) The major groups of entomophagous arthropods collected from the fields were Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Linyphiidae, Empididae, and Braconidae.
(13) L-alanine aminotransferase was demonstrated in a range of gastrointestinal, free-living and entomophagous nematodes.
Feeding
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feed
(n.) the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process of fattening.
(n.) That which is eaten; food.
(n.) That which furnishes or affords food, especially for animals; pasture land.
Example Sentences:
(1) Prior to oral feeding, little or no ELA was detected in stools and endotoxinemia was ascertained in only six of 45 infants (13%).
(2) As the percentage of rabbit feed is very small compared to the bulk of animal feeds, there is a fair chance that rabbit feed will be contaminated with constituents (additives) of batches previously prepared for other animals.
(3) However, ticks, which failed to finish their feeding and represent a disproportionately great part of the whole parasite's population, die together with them and the parasitic system quickly restores its stability.
(4) This modulation results from repetitive, alternating bursts of excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials, which are caused at least in part by synaptic feedback to the command neurons from identified classes of neurons in the feeding network.
(5) Actinomycin D could suppress the effects of RSD feeding on the protein synthetic rate of some, but not of all, secretory proteins.
(6) Circuitry has been developed to feed the output of an ear densitogram pickup into one channel of a two-channel Holter monitor.
(7) In both experiments, Gallus males were placed on a commercial feed restriction program in which measured amounts of feed are delivered on alternate days beginning at 4 weeks of age.
(8) Occasional vomits occur postoperatively in over half of patients but we are sceptical of the value of graded postoperative feeding regimens.
(9) Abruptly changing cows from one feeding system to another did not influence milk yield, milk composition, or body weight gain.
(10) Isolated microbial enzymes are being used in feed analysis.
(11) This suggests that hypothalamic NPY might be involved in food choice and that PVNp is important in the regulation of feeding behaviour by NPY.
(12) He stressed the importance of the motivation to the mother for breast feeding and the independence between levels of instruction and frequency of breast feeding.
(13) Intelligence scores are also related to feeding patterns, with those exclusively breastfed for 4-9 months displaying the highest scores in relation to their age.
(14) About half of the total of the 13 selected parameters showed reactions of the intermediary metabolism of the test groups caused by the feeding.
(15) Averaged across all dietary levels, tiamulin resulted in a 14.1% improvement in gain and a 5.7% improvement in feed:gain ratio during the first 28 to 35 d of the experiment (to 30 kg).
(16) A rapid and simple method has been developed for the nondestructive distinction between aflatoxin B1 and the feed antioxidant, ethoxyquin.
(17) No net hepatic uptake of glucose was observed before or after feeding.
(18) This article addresses the special problems raised by patients who resist medical feeding.
(19) Repeated feedings of 1 mg of Sudan III induced cumulative increases in the concentration of menadione reductase (EC 1.6.99.2) in liver, whereas protein concentration was unchanged.
(20) The announcement on feed-in tariffs will be welcomed by Labour backbenchers, who staged the biggest revolt of Gordon Brown's leadership over the issue.