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food web

noun

Definition of FOOD WEB

: the totality of interacting food chains in an ecological community

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First Known Use of FOOD WEB

1949

Rhymes with FOOD WEB

celeb, cobweb, cubeb, Deneb, orb web, subdeb, Zagreb, zineb

FOOD WEB Defined for Kids

food web

noun

Definition of FOOD WEB for Kids

: the whole group of interacting food chains in a community

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