Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,913,507,226 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

secondary consumer

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
secondary consumer
n.
An animal that feeds on smaller plant-eating animals in a food chain.

secondary consumer
See under consumer.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
The secondary consumers may be eaten by tertiary consumers, who are carnivores.
Reflecting the growth of the plastics recycling market, the Recycling Today Media Group has introduced Recycling Today's Plastics Recycling Conference & Trade Show, which offers the same networking, session and exhibit opportunities as the paper conference, only geared to the specific needs and interests ofplastic brokers, traders, reclaimers and secondary consumers.
Secondary consumer costs often appear to be bundled as price-type (for example, parking fees), time-type (for example, travel and waiting time) and psychological-type costs (for example, annoyance and inner conflict) (Bender, 1964).
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.