feedingStructure

P16676
predicate

Indicates a relationship where one entity serves as the anatomical or mechanical structure used by another entity to obtain or ingest food.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
feedingAdaptation 31
feedingStructure canonical 8
feedingSite 7

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: feedingStructure
Generated description
Indicates a relationship where one entity serves as the anatomical or mechanical structure used by another entity to obtain or ingest food.

Sample triples (53)

Subject Object
Cephalochordata pharyngeal basket ⓘ
Acipenseriformes barbels around mouth in sturgeons via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Meloidogyne incognita giant cells in plant roots via predicate surface "feedingSite" ⓘ
Heterodera glycines soybean root vascular tissue via predicate surface "feedingSite" ⓘ
Amur sturgeon inferior mouth via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Amur sturgeon barbels in front of mouth via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Palorchestes selective browsing on vegetation via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Meliphagidae nectarivory via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Meliphagidae gleaning insects from foliage via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Entosphenus keratinous teeth via predicate surface "hasFeedingStructure" ⓘ
Diodontidae strong beak-like jaws via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Allosauridae strong jaw musculature via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Allosauridae blade-like teeth for slicing flesh via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Iguanodon keratinous beak via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Iguanodon cheek teeth for grinding plants via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Dryosaurus beak for cropping vegetation via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Dryosaurus battery of leaf-shaped teeth via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Thescelosaurus neglectus low-browsing herbivore via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Branchiostoma oral hood with cirri ⓘ
Branchiostoma pharynx with gill slits ⓘ
Leptoceratops gracilis strong jaws for chewing tough vegetation via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Edmontosaurus annectens complex chewing motion via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Nodosauridae leaf-shaped teeth via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis teeth suited for browsing vegetation via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Brachiopoda lophophore ⓘ
Bryozoa lophophore via predicate surface "haveFeedingStructure" ⓘ
Rotifera corona of cilia ⓘ
Lophophorata lophophore via predicate surface "hasFeedingStructure" ⓘ
Sipuncula ciliated tentacular crown on introvert ⓘ
Meloidogyne plant roots via predicate surface "feedingSite" ⓘ
Meloidogynidae plant roots via predicate surface "feedingSite" ⓘ
Obelia tentacles with nematocysts ⓘ
Heterodera stylet ⓘ
Heterodera specialized feeding cells in roots via predicate surface "feedingSite" ⓘ
Heteroderidae plant roots via predicate surface "feedingSite" ⓘ
Mandibulata mandibles for biting or chewing via predicate surface "hasFeedingStructure" ⓘ
Diplopoda mandibles via predicate surface "feedingApparatus" ⓘ
redear sunfish pharyngeal teeth adapted for crushing shells via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Prochilodus lineatus specialized lips for scraping and sucking detritus via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Ailuropoda strong jaw muscles for crushing bamboo via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Diprotodontidae adapted for browsing shrubs and trees via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Hadrosauridae highly efficient chewing mechanism via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Hadrosauridae ability to process tough vegetation via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Camptosaurus beaked snout for cropping vegetation via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Orycteropus afer specialized tongue for capturing ants and termites via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Smutsia long sticky tongue via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ
Odontogriphus radula-like structure via predicate surface "feedingApparatus" ⓘ
Odontogriphus mollusc-like feeding apparatus via predicate surface "feedingApparatus" ⓘ
Vandellia gill arteries of host fish via predicate surface "feedingSite" ⓘ
Dicynodon keratinous beak for cropping vegetation via predicate surface "feedingAdaptation" ⓘ