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self-feeding

self-feeding Self-feeding means obtaining one’s own food independently.

Self-feeding means obtaining one’s own food independently. In the historical source, it is used to describe a larval stage as distinct from an embryo, because the young organism must feed itself and therefore has functioning locomotor and digestive systems.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Larva” (Larva).
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