Is Self-Feed One Word?

verb (used with object), self-fed, self-feed·ing. Agriculture. to provide a supply of food to (animals) so as to allow them to eat as much and as often as they want.

What term describes self feeding?

Introduction. Autotrophs (self-feeders) are organisms that use an external energy source to assimilate inorganic resources from the environment and synthesize the biological molecules needed to sustain life. ... Photoautotrophs use the energy in light to assimilate inorganic molecules.

How do you spell hand fed?

verb (used with object), hand-fed, hand-feed·ing. Agriculture. to feed (animals) with apportioned amounts at regular intervals. Compare self-feed. to feed (an animal or person) by hand: The students hand-fed the baby monkeys with an eyedropper.