(v) feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food, Example: many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest
v. t. [ LL. regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis, a gulf. Cf. Regorge. ] To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. régurgitation. ] 1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance; specifically (Med.), the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption. [ 1913 Webster ]
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