Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prefeed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prefeed
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting).

Uncountable

verb

To feed material into a machine, etc. in preparation for some process.

Transitive verb

adj

Prior to feeding.

Example Sentences

"The restricted placement of prefeed does not impede rapid discovery by possums: a field study of the movements of 22 radio collared possums showed that most were immediately attracted from as far away as 250m to a line of prefeed (visits peaking on the second day of prefeed availability), and possums continued to look for bait for up to 18 days after all bait was removed."

Etymology

From pre- + feed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Usage

Inflected Forms

prefeeds (present, singular) prefeeding (participle, present) prefed (participle, past) prefed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

prefeeding

Questions

What does prefeed mean?: Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting).
Where does prefeed come from?: From pre- + feed.

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