食性

shíxìng
noun #37,037

Meanings

  1. 1 dietary habits (esp. of animals)
  2. 2 feeding pattern
  3. 3 food preferences

Examples

Xióngmāo de shíxìng yǐ zhúzi wéi zhǔ.
The panda's diet consists mainly of bamboo.
Yánjiū rényuán chángqī guānchá zhè zhǒng niǎo de shíxìng.
Researchers have long observed this bird's feeding habits.

Tips

usage
Most often biological/zoological — animals are classified by 食性 as 肉食 (carnivorous), 食性 (herbivorous), or 食性 (omnivorous). For humans, you usually say 饮食习惯 (yǐnshí xíguàn) instead.

Stroke Order

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xìng