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Example sentences for "feeds upon"

  • Lanius Excubitor also impales insects, but Heckewelder denies that it feeds upon them.

  • This insect was probably a Phaleria, in which genus the mandibles are protruded from the head like those of Lucanus; and one species, as we have seen above, feeds upon maize.

  • It feeds upon reptiles of various kinds, and is much prized on account of its habit of killing and devouring snakes of all kinds.

  • Note: The belted king-fisher of the United States (Ceryle alcyon) feeds upon fishes.

  • At certain seasons it is very fierce and its bite is at all times very dangerous, but in the ordinary way it will not attack anything but the animals it feeds upon, unless molested.

  • It feeds upon honey, little birds' eggs, oranges, sweet citrons, and other fruits.

  • The caterpillar, like most of the Satyrinæ, feeds upon grasses.

  • The caterpillar, like that of the last-mentioned species, feeds upon the Umbelliferæ.

  • The caterpillar, which is green, banded with black, feeds upon the Cruciferæ.

  • It feeds upon a variety of plants, and is especially partial to Rhamnus californicus.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "feeds upon" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being many; east window; feeds upon; gateway switch; glass slide; her forehead; how does; little fellow; off with; onion juice; para que; perfectly well; several families; she may; strange country; table spoonful; thys letter; when reduced; when touched; without her; wood tree; your head