food web

noun

: the totality of interacting food chains in an ecological community

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Scientists who studied the second plume, the one created from sediment pumped up to the ship, found that the mud particles could starve tiny zooplankton, potentially creating a chain of consequences throughout the marine food web. Harry Stevens, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Wasps are integral pollinators, such is the interconnected food web. Lauren David, Southern Living, 1 June 2026 Warming temperatures and shifts in sea ice in the Arctic are disrupting the food web gray whales rely on during summer feeding months, according to a 2023 study in Science, leaving many malnourished during migration. ABC News, 20 May 2026 The die-offs were ultimately linked to cascading failures at the base of the food web, where warming waters disrupted plankton populations and sent ripple effects through fish, seabirds and marine mammals, according to the park service. Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 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

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

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