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Entogastric

Part of Speech: Noun

Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; - applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.

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food

Part of Speech: noun

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1. What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment.

2. Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes.

Part of Speech: verb transitive

1. To supply with food.

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1625. How do you get your food? - "Second Shetland Truck System Report", William Guthrie.
Only for her I could never have got food to Neal." - "The Northern Iron 1907", George A. Birmingham.
After a while there was no food in the cabin. - "Stories of American Life and Adventure", Edward Eggleston.

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