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scavenge
verb [I or T] /ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/Definition
› to look for or get food or other objects in other people's rubbish: The flood has left villagers and animals desperately scavenging for food. We managed to scavenge a lot of furniture from the local rubbish dump.Searching › If a wild animal scavenges, it feeds on the flesh of dead decaying animals.Animal (non-human) behaviourSearching
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