scatterhoard en · VERB
Etymology
From scatter + hoard.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To hoard food in multiple caches in different locations.
The situation is more complex for rodents, which eat some seeds but scatterhoard others in conditions that may aid germination and establishment.
2015, Stephen H. Jenkins, Tools for Critical Thinking in Biology, page 210:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scatterhoards | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| scatterhoarded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| scatterhoarded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| scatterhoarding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |