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noun
an aquatic animal that feeds on particles or small organisms strained out of water by circulating them through its system: includes most of the stationary feeders, as clams, oysters, barnacles, corals, sea squirts, and sponges.
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Origin of filter feeder
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby filter feeder
filterable virus, filter bed, filter bubble, filter cake, filter factor, filter feeder, filter feeding, filtering operation, filter out, filter paper, filter press
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Scientific definitions for filter feeder
filter feeder
An aquatic animal, such as a clam or sponge, that feeds by filtering tiny organisms or fine particles of organic material from currents of water that pass through it.
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