Plural of feeder; structures or animals that supply food, or devices designed to dispense food like bird feeders.
From Old English 'fedan' meaning 'to give food,' related to 'food' itself. The '-er' suffix makes it refer to something that performs the action of feeding.
Bird feeders have accidentally created entirely new behaviors in wild birds—some species have shifted their migration patterns to follow human feeding stations, showing how our inventions can reshape nature's ancient rhythms.
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