Definition
食性 is a formal noun used in biology and zoology to describe an animal's natural feeding pattern or dietary habits — what it eats and how it obtains food. You'll see it in scientific contexts like 食性分析 ('dietary analysis') or 食性分类 ('feeding classification'). It's not used for human eating habits (use 饮食习惯 instead).
n.
(biology) feeding patterndietary habit
Examples
- 食性，。Zhè zhǒng dòngwù de shí hěn tèbié, zhǐ chī zhúzi.This animal's feeding pattern is very special — it only eats bamboo.
- 食性。Yánjiū dòngwù de shí yǒuzhù yú bǎohù tāmen.Studying animals' dietary habits helps protect them.
- ，食性。Bù tóng zhǒnglèi de yú, shí yě wánquán bù tóng.Different species of fish have completely different feeding patterns.
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