採さい食しょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

foraging; feeding

Used primarily in biology and ecology for animals searching for and consuming food. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the act of foraging.

• 鳥とりが朝あさ早はやくから採さい食しょくを始はじめた。

  The birds began foraging early in the morning.

• この地ち域いきでは、シカが夜や間かんに採さい食しょくすることが多おおい。

  In this area, deer often feed at night.