Synonyms of food chains

food chains

noun

plural of food chain

as in hierarchies

a series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food

Sharks eat fish that are lower in the food chain.

animals that are at the top of the food chain

Related Words

• hierarchies
• groupings
• ranks
• brackets
• levels
• classes
• gentries
• castes
• strata
• tiers
• folk
• layers
• orders
• estates
• stratifications
• grades
• echelons
• standings
• positions
• statuses
• places
• subcastes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of food chains

High Street leaned heavily collegiate, lined with pizza parlors, student bars, and familiar franchised food chains. — Rafael Pena, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

Fast food chains such as Taco Bell, McDonald's and Wendy's also have footprints at Walmart stores, along with several regional operators such as Auntie Anne's. — Nicholas P. Brown, USA Today, 8 June 2026

These highly aggressive fish pose a threat to native species and can disrupt food chains by eating and outcompeting native fish, according to the United States Geological Survey. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Italy’s already squeezed farmers are under strain by large supermarket and food chains. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 4 June 2026

Here are the latest specials and deals announced by fast food chains in news releases, social media posts, or on their websites. — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 3 June 2026

Which fast food chains use beef tallow today Beef tallow never disappeared entirely, and a handful of chains have either kept it or brought it back. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026

And people shouldn’t bash him for highlighting a California culinary institution that’s one of the better legacy fast food chains out there, even though the Barstow Taco is, well, whatever. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

The drinks are also more profitable for fast food chains than the standard soda fountain drinks or plain coffees. — ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026