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food web
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food web
n.
A complex of interrelated food chains in an ecological community. Also called food cycle.
food web
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) a combination of food chains that integrate to form a network
food web
See under food chain.
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Noun1.food webfood web - (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
food cycle
bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
food chain - (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member


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