noun
(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
• Syn: ↑food web
• Topics: ↑ecology, ↑bionomics, ↑environmental science
• Hypernyms: ↑organic phenomenon
• Part Meronyms: ↑food chain
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noun : a group of food chains constituting all or a significant part of the food relations that enable survival of the population of a community
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food cycle,
Ecology. a group of interrelated food chains in a particular community; food web.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.