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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFood Chain
/fuːd tʃeɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
"In a forest ecosystem, the food chain starts with plants, which are eaten by herbivores, and then by carnivores." - 2
The hierarchical system of feeding relationships in an ecosystem.
"The food chain illustrates how energy flows from producers to various levels of consumers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'food chain' originates from the combination of 'food', derived from Old English 'fōda', meaning nourishment, and 'chain', from Latin 'catena', meaning a series of interconnected links. The concept evolved in ecological studies during the 20th century to describe the transfer of energy and nutrients through various organisms in an ecosystem.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Food Chain" is said worldwide
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chaîne alimentaire
Transliteration: ʃɛn alimenˈtɛʁ
"La chaîne alimentaire montre comment l'énergie se déplace dans un écosystème."
Nahrungsnetz
Transliteration: ˈnaːʁʊŋsˌnɛt͡s
"Das Nahrungsnetz beschreibt die Beziehungen zwischen verschiedenen Organismen."
catena alimentare
Transliteration: kaˈteːna aliˈmenˈtare
"La catena alimentare è fondamentale per comprendere gli ecosistemi."
cadena alimentaria
Transliteration: kaˈðena aliˈmentaɾja
"La cadena alimentaria ilustra cómo fluye la energía en un ecosistema."
cadeia alimentar
Transliteration: kaˈdeɪɐ aliˈmẽtaʁ
"A cadeia alimentar é essencial para entender os ecossistemas."
खाद्य श्रृंखला
Transliteration: khādya śṛṅkhalā
"खाद्य श्रृंखला पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र में ऊर्जा के प्रवाह को दर्शाती है।"
食物链
Transliteration: shíwù liàn
"食物链展示了生态系统中能量的流动。"
먹이 사슬
Transliteration: meogi saseul
"먹이 사슬은 생태계에서 에너지가 흐르는 방식을 보여줍니다."
食物連鎖
Transliteration: shokubutsu rensa
"食物連鎖は生態系におけるエネルギーの流れを示しています。"
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