Scavenging behavior
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005648
Searching for and feeding on dead carcasses or decaying organic matter.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005648 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | scavenging behaviour |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Feeding behavior; Coprophagy; Heterotrophs; Necrophagy |
| Translations | Spanish: comportamiento carroñero |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005648",
"term": "Scavenging behavior",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Searching for and feeding on dead carcasses or decaying organic matter.",
"synonyms": [
"scavenging behaviour"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"feeding behavior",
"coprophagy",
"heterotrophs",
"necrophagy"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "comportamiento carroñero"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/scavenging-behavior/"
}
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