food web

noun

: the totality of interacting food chains in an ecological community

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That additional heat is already threatening coral reef and mangrove ecosystems, seagrasses and other aspects of the marine food web. — Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 This improves water quality, and also delivers energy and organic matter back into the food web. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 This complex food web transforms a bounty of compounds to fuel the cow’s metabolism. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026 Didymo blooms use up a lot of oxygen and alter the food web, according to Taylor. — Hannah Smith july 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for food web

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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 23 Aug. 2026.

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food web

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

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