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The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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A hierarchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- With my promotion this month I will continue my steady journey to the top of the food chain.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
(ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: organic phenomenon
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
voedselketting
— feeding relationship between species
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Azerbaijani:
qida zənciri
— feeding relationship between species
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Basque:
kate trofiko
— feeding relationship between species
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Belarusian:
ланцуг харчавання
(lancuh xarčavannja)
— feeding relationship between species
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Belarusian:
харчовы ланцуг
(xarčóvy lancuh)
— feeding relationship between species
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Bulgarian:
хранителна верига
(hranitelna veriga)
— feeding relationship between species
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Catalan:
cadena tròfica
— feeding relationship between species
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Chinese Mandarin:
食物鏈 /食物链
(shíwùliàn)
— feeding relationship between species
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Chinese Mandarin:
營養鏈 /营养链
(yíngyǎngliàn)
— feeding relationship between species
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Czech:
potravní řetězec
— feeding relationship between species
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Danish:
fødekæde
— feeding relationship between species
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Dutch:
voedselketen
— feeding relationship between species
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Esperanto:
nutroĉeno
— feeding relationship between species
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Estonian:
toitumisahel
— feeding relationship between species
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Finnish:
ravintoketju
— feeding relationship between species
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French:
chaîne alimentaire
— feeding relationship between species
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Galician:
cadea alimenticia
— feeding relationship between species
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Galician:
cadea trófica
— feeding relationship between species
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German:
Nahrungskette
— feeding relationship between species
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Greek:
τροφική αλυσίδα
(trofikí alysída)
— feeding relationship between species
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Hebrew:
שרשרת מזון
(sharsheret mazon)
— feeding relationship between species
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Hungarian:
tápláléklánc
— feeding relationship between species
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Icelandic:
fæðukeðja
— feeding relationship between species
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Ido:
nutriva kateno
— feeding relationship between species
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Indonesian:
rantai makanan
— feeding relationship between species
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Irish:
slabhra bia
— feeding relationship between species
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Irish:
biashlabhra
— feeding relationship between species
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Italian:
catena alimentare
— feeding relationship between species
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Japanese:
食物連鎖
(shokumotsu rensa)
— feeding relationship between species
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Korean:
먹이 사슬
(meogi saseul)
— feeding relationship between species
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Latvian:
barības ķēde
— feeding relationship between species
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Lithuanian:
mitybos grandinė
— feeding relationship between species
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Macedonian:
синџир на исхрана
(sindžir na ishrana)
— feeding relationship between species
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Macedonian:
ланец на исхрана
(lanec na ishrana)
— feeding relationship between species
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Marathi:
अन्नसाखळी
(annasākhḷī)
— feeding relationship between species
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Norwegian Bokmål:
næringskjede
— feeding relationship between species
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
næringskjede
— feeding relationship between species
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Polish:
łańcuch pokarmowy
— feeding relationship between species
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Portuguese:
cadeia alimentar
— feeding relationship between species
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Portuguese:
cadeia trófica
— feeding relationship between species
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Punjabi:
ਖੁਰਾਕ ਲੜੀ
(khurāk laṛī)
— feeding relationship between species
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Romanian:
lanț trofic
— feeding relationship between species
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Romansh:
chadaina da nutriment
— feeding relationship between species
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Russian:
пищева́я цепь
(piščevája cepʹ)
— feeding relationship between species
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Russian:
трофи́ческая цепь
(trofíčeskaja cepʹ)
— feeding relationship between species
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Scottish Gaelic:
sreath-bìdh
— feeding relationship between species
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Serbo-Croatian:
ланац исхране
— feeding relationship between species
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Serbo-Croatian:
lanac ishrane
— feeding relationship between species
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Slovak:
potravinový reťazec
— feeding relationship between species
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Slovene:
prehranjevalna veriga
— feeding relationship between species
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Spanish:
cadena alimentaria
— feeding relationship between species
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Spanish:
cadena trófica
— feeding relationship between species
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Spanish:
cadena manducatoria
— feeding relationship between species
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Swahili:
mzunguko wa chakula
— feeding relationship between species
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Swedish:
näringskedja
— feeding relationship between species
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Thai:
ห่วงโซ่อาหาร
(hùuang-sôo-aa-hǎan)
— feeding relationship between species
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Turkish:
besin zinciri
— feeding relationship between species
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Ukrainian:
харчовий ланцюжок
(xarčovyj lancjužok)
— feeding relationship between species
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Ukrainian:
харчовий ланцюг
(xarčovyj lancjuh)
— feeding relationship between species
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Vietnamese:
chuỗi thức ăn
— feeding relationship between species
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Welsh:
cadwyn fwyd
— feeding relationship between species
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Chinese Mandarin:
食物鏈 /食物链
(shíwùliàn)
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Chinese Mandarin:
等級制度 /等级制度
(děngjí zhìdù)
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Chinese Mandarin:
階層 /阶层
(jiēcéng)
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Chinese Mandarin:
层次
(céngcì)
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Danish:
fødekæde
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Danish:
hakkeorden
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Dutch:
pikorde
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Finnish:
ravintoketju
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Hungarian:
tápláléklánc
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Japanese:
食物連鎖
(shokumotsu-rensa)
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Korean:
식물 연쇄
(singmul yeonswae)
— idiomatic: a hierarchy
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Portuguese:
cadeia alimentar
— idiomatic: a hierarchy