Phrase guide

food web

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfuːd wɛb/
  • General-American: /ˈfud wɛb/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem, predators being higher in the web than their prey; the network of interrelations that the diagram models.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: web, network, system

2

noun

Meaning 2

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: food cycle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organic phenomenon

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: voedselweb — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Arabic: شبكة غذائية — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Basque: bazka sare — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Catalan: xarxa tròfica — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Chinese Mandarin: 食物網 /食物网 (shíwùwǎng) — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Czech: potravní síť — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Danish: fødenet — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Dutch: voedselweb — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Esperanto: manĝoreto — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Esperanto: manĝociklo — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Esperanto: nutroreto — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Estonian: toiduvõrgustik — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Estonian: toiduvõrk — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Finnish: ravintoverkko — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • French: réseau trophique — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Galician: rede trófica — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • German: Nahrungsnetz — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Haitian Creole: rezo alimantè — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Hebrew: מארג מזון (ma-arag mazon) — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Icelandic: fæðuvefur — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Indonesian: jaring-jaring makanan — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Indonesian: siklus makanan — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Italian: rete alimentare — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Italian: rete trofica — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Korean: 먹이 그물 (meogi geumul) — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Norwegian: næringsvev — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Norwegian: næringsnett — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Occitan: ret trofic — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Polish: sieć troficzna — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Polish: sieć pokarmowa — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Portuguese: rede trófica — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Portuguese: cadeia alimentar — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Romanian: rețea trofică — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Romanian: rețea alimentară — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Romanian: ciclul trofic — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Russian: пищева́я сеть (piščevája setʹ) — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Spanish: red trófica — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Swedish: näringsväv — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Thai: สายใยอาหาร — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Turkish: besin ağı — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Turkish: besin döngüsü — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Ukrainian: харчова́ мере́жа (xarčová meréža) — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem
  • Vietnamese: lưới thức ăn — diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem