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English > 1 sense of the expression food chain:
NOUNphenomenonfood chain(ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member
English > food chain: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning(ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member.
Categoryecology, bionomics, environmental scienceThe branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment / environment
Part offood web, food cycle(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
Broaderorganic phenomenon(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals