filter feeder

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

filter, filter bed, filter bubble, filter cake, filter factor, filter feeder, filter feeding, filter out, filter paper, filter press, filter pump
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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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