food pyramid
noun
successive levels of predation in a food chain represented schematically as a pyramid because upper levels normally consist of decreasing numbers of larger predators.
food pyramids
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pluralof food pyramid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But even if some predators do little but sit at the top of their food pyramids, creaming off a few herbivores, would we really want to live in a world without them?
From Nature ● Mar. 12, 2014
All the easy, fairly noncontroversial stuff — nutrition labels, food pyramids — have long since been tried and failed.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2012
One part of the government puts out food pyramids telling you to eat more fruits and vegetables and fewer sweets.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
