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food web
[ food-web ]
/ ˈfud ˌwɛb /
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noun Ecology.
a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions; the entirety of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.
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Also called food cy·cle [food-sahy-kuhl] /ˈfud ˌsaɪ kəl/ .
Origin of food web
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby food web
foodstuff, food stylist, food truck, food vacuole, food vessel, food web, foofaraw, fool, fool around, fool away, foolery
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British Dictionary definitions for food web
food web
noun
a combination of food chains that integrate to form a network
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Scientific definitions for food web
food web
See under food chain.
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