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scavenger
[ skav-in-jer ]
noun
- an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- a person who searches through and collects items from discarded material.
- a street cleaner.
- Chemistry. a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a mixture.
scavenger
/ 藞蝉办忙惫瑟苍诲萧蓹 /
noun
- a person who collects things discarded by others
- any animal that feeds on decaying organic matter, esp on refuse
- a substance added to a chemical reaction or mixture to counteract the effect of impurities
- a person employed to clean the streets
scavenger
- An animal that feeds on dead organisms, especially a carnivorous animal that eats dead animals rather than or in addition to hunting live prey. Vultures, hyenas, and wolves are scavengers.
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉肠补惫别苍驳别谤测, noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of scavenger1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of scavenger1
Example Sentences
鈥淟ike most things in the city, we have divided them into silos, and people who come through our doors saying 鈥業 need help鈥 are then given a scavenger hunt to perform,鈥 Hale said.
Trump also chided our international allies, calling some of them 鈥渇oreign cheaters鈥 and 鈥渟cavengers鈥 who ripped off and 鈥渂rutalized鈥 Americans for 50 years.
Condors are scavengers and play a crucial role in the ecosystem by feeding on dead animals, preventing rotting carcasses from accumulating and helping stop the spread of disease.
Mealworms are Nature's scavengers and decomposers, able to survive up to eight months without food or water, and happy to eat their own kind when food is scarce.
As scavengers, vultures always look for the next carcass.
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