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food web

[food web] / ˈfud ˌwɛb /
NOUN
food chain
Synonyms
WEAK
food cycle

Example Sentences

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As predators eat those infected animals, the parasites move up the food web.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Microplastics, along with ultra-tiny nanoplastics, can kill or severely sicken marine life before entering the food web and ultimately ending up on our plates.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

They also provide fresh insight into how the deep ocean's food web is structured and sustained.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

They "play a central role in the food web, consuming fish and invertebrates and recycling nutrients" and are one of the "keystone species" of their ecosystem.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

"That then cascades through the food web because without the invertebrates you don't get the birds who are reliant on them for food," Mr MacCarthy said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025