Look up: scavenger

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   scavenger
   An organism that feeds upon dead and dying organisms.
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   Scavenger
   Scavengers are animals that eat dead animals that they did not kill themselves. Most meat-eaters are scavengers. Hyenas are modern-day scavengers.
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   Scavenger
   An organism that feeds on dead or decomposing animals or macrophytes
   Found on http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/glo
   
   
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   Scavenger
   An animal that feeds on dead plants and animals, on decaying matter, or on animal faeces.
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   scavenger
   [n] - a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities 2. [n] - any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
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   scavenger
   A substance that reacts with (or otherwise removes) a trace component (as in the scavenging of trace metal ions) or traps a reactive reaction intermediate. IUPAC COMPENDIUM (1987). See also inhibition.
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   scavenger
   one who participates in the uncontrolled removal of materials at any point in the solid waste stream Category: Environment • Chemical additive that removes or inactivates impurities or undesired materials in a mixture or process.(1)When tetraethyl or tetramethyl lead are added to gasoline as anti-knock additives,lead scavengers must be used to ensure that lead oxide is not deposited in...
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   Scavenger
   Scav'en·ger noun [ Middle English scavager an officer with various duties, originally attending to scavage , from Middle English & English scavage . See Scavage , Show , v. ] A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours r ...
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   scavenger
   An animal (such as a vulture or coyote) that eats carcasses abandoned by predators, digs through trash cans for food, etc., true scavengers seldom kill their own prey (but many animals are not exclusively scavengers). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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    scavenger
    noun any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
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    scavenger
    noun a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
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    Scavenger
    `Scavengers` are animals that consume already dead animals (carrion). Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem by contributing to the decomposition of dead animal remains. Decomposers complete this process, by consuming the remains left by scavengers. Well known scavengers include vultures, burying beetles, blowflies, yellowjackets, and raccoons. Many large carnivores that hunt regularly--such as hyenas and lions--will scavenge if giv...
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    Scavenger
    • (v.) A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health.
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    scavenger
    animal that feeds partly or wholly on the bodies of dead animals. Many invertebrates, such as carrion beetles, live almost entirely on decomposing ... [4 related articles]
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    Scavenger
    Heterotrophic organism that mainly consumes dead animals or the parts of dead animals for food. These organisms do not kill their food. Examples of carnivores include flies, various species of vultures, crabs, and hyenas. Also see herbivore, detritivore, omnivore, and carnivore.
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    SCAVENGER
    An animal that eats dead remains and wastes of other animals and plants (cf. coprophage, necrophage, saprophage).
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    scavenger
    an additive incorporated in an insulating liquid to react with ionic components resulting from its degradation
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