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for•ag•ing

Pronunciation: (fôr'i-jing, for'-), [key]
—n.
the acquisition of food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter.

—adj.
characterized by or dependent upon the acquisition of food by such means; food-gathering: a foraging people.

forage cap

foraging ant

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foraging (Thesaurus)

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