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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

process, physical process go
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

organic process, biological process go
a process occurring in living organisms

activity, bodily process, body process, bodily function go
an organic process that takes place in the body

consumption, intake, ingestion, uptake go
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

eating, feeding
the act of consuming food

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15 Subcategories

mycophagy go
the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild)
bite, chomp go
the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
browse, browsing go
the act of feeding by continual nibbling
coprophagy, coprophagia go
eating feces
dining go
the act of eating dinner
engorgement go
eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
feasting, banqueting go
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
grazing, graze go
the act of grazing
lunching go
the act of eating lunch
repletion, surfeit go
eating until excessively full
supping go
ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking
tasting, savoring, savouring, relishing, degustation go
taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
necrophagia, necrophagy go
feeding on corpses or carrion
omophagia go
the eating of raw food
scatophagy go
the eating of excrement or other filth