food web

noun

: the totality of interacting food chains in an ecological community

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The food web is one of the first concepts students learn in ecology. Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024 This remarkable process not only sustains the food web but also plays a crucial role in sequestering carbon, thereby reducing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. Sahit Muja, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 However, the food web is complicated, and just because the warmer weather benefits the moths on paper doesn’t mean the moths will end up on top. Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024 Reefs are a major part of the ocean food web, with nooks and crannies filled with worms, shrimps and other creatures. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for food web 

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of food web was in 1932

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“Food web.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20web. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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food web

noun
: the whole group of interacting food chains in an ecological community

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