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filter feeding

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a method of feeding occurring in some aquatic animals, such as planktonic invertebrates and whalebone whales, in which minute food particles are filtered from the surrounding water

filter feeder n

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filter feeding n (Bio) → filtrazione f

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