food web

noun

: the totality of interacting food chains in an ecological community

Examples of food web in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pink tint of the guano reveals the balance of krill and fish in the penguins’ diet, allowing scientists to monitor the remote colonies and observe how the decline of Antarctic sea ice is altering the region’s food web. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

And, scientists say, saving the black-footed ferret alone won’t significantly benefit its neighbors on the food web. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

But with Arctic temperatures skyrocketing, the sea ice is melting earlier and faster, disrupting the food web the whales rely on. — Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

The filter-feeding mussels now dominate the food web in every Great Lake except Superior. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for food web

• cobweb
• deb
• ebb

Kids Definition

food web

noun

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