food web

[ food web ]

noun

, Ecology.

1. a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions; the entirety of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.

food web

noun

1. a combination of food chains that integrate to form a network

food web

1. See under food chain

Word History and Origins

Origin of food web¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

And other scientists are researching the effects microplastics have on the food web and our health.

From The Daily Beast