Topic: GEOGRAPHY
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feed‧er
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[countable]1HBA a container with food for animals or birds :
a bird feeder
a bird feeder2 something that provides supplies for something else :
The Shyok River is a major feeder of the Indus River.
The length of the feeder pipe is 50m.
The Shyok River is a major feeder of the Indus River.
The length of the feeder pipe is 50m.3 a piece of equipment that supplies something to a machine :
the printer's paper feeder
the printer's paper feeder4 a person or animal that eats in a particular way :
Catfish are bottom feeders. (=they feed at the bottom of rivers)
Catfish are bottom feeders. (=they feed at the bottom of rivers)5TT a small road, railway line, or airline service that takes traffic to a main road, line, or service
