貯ちょ食しょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

food hoarding

Zoological term for the behavior of storing food for later consumption, seen in animals such as squirrels and birds.

• リスは冬ふゆに備そなえて貯ちょ食しょくする。

  Squirrels hoard food in preparation for winter.

• この鳥とりの貯ちょ食しょく行こう動どう