🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

cadena trófica

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaˈðena ˈtɾofika

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Trophic Chain/ˈtrɒf.ɪk tʃeɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La cadena trófica ilustra cómo se transfieren los nutrientes en un ecosistema."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

    "In a typical trophic chain, plants are consumed by herbivores, which are then eaten by carnivores."
  2. 2

    The hierarchical structure of feeding relationships in an ecosystem.

    "The trophic chain in the ocean includes phytoplankton, zooplankton, and various fish species."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'trophic' originates from the Greek word 'trophē', meaning 'nourishment' or 'food', while 'chain' comes from the Latin 'catena', meaning 'a series of connected links'. The concept of a trophic chain describes the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem, illustrating how energy and nutrients flow through different levels of the food web.

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