English
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Noun
en-noun|sg=food chain
- The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.
- idiom a hierarchy
#: With my promotion this month I will continue my steady journey to the top of the food chain.
Usage notes
Because the concept of the food chain implies a feeding hierarchy proceeding upwards to a top predator, modern ecologists usually prefer the term food web, since that term allows for a more complicated system of interactions.
Related terms
food web
trophic level
Translations
trans-top|a feeding relationship between species
Chinese:
Dutch: voedselketen m|f
Finnish: ruokaketju
Greek: t|el|ÏÏοÏική αλÏÏίδα|f|sc=Grek (trofikà alysÃda)
trans-mid
Japanese: é£ç©é£é (shokumotsu-rensa)
trans-bottom
trans-top|idiomatic: a hierarchy
trans-mid
Japanese: é£ç©é£é (shokumotsu-rensa)
trans-bottom
Category:Biology
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