noun · Nature

food chain

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The meaning (definition) of the word food chain

the order showing what animals eat what in nature

The word food chain used in a sentence

The food chain shows how bugs feed birds and birds feed snakes.

Words that mean the same as food chain (synonyms)

food web

The plural of the word food chain

food chains

How the word food chain is said around the world

Frenchchaîne alimentaire (shen ahleemahnter)
Spanishcadena alimentaria (kahthaynah ahleemayntahryah)
Mandarin食物链 (shí wù liàn)
Hindiखाद्य श्रृंखला (kahdyuh shrringkuhlah)
Arabicسلسلة الغذاء (seelseelah ahlgheethah)
Russianпищевая цепочка (pishchevaia tsepochka)
Portuguese (EU)cadeia alimentar (kuhdayuh uhleemayngtahr)
Portuguese (BR)cadeia alimentar (kahdaya ahleemayngtahr)
Japanese食物連鎖 (shokumotsurensa)
GermanNahrungskette (nahruungsketuh)
Urduکھانے کی زنجیر (kahnay kee zuhngyeer)
Punjabiਭੋਜਨ ਲੜੀ (pohgyuhn luree)
Korean먹이 사슬 (meogi saseul)
Hebrewשרשרת המזון
Greekτροφική αλυσίδα (trophike alusida)
Dutchvoedselketen (voodselkaytuhn)
Tagalogkadena ng pagkain (kahdenah engay pahgkyn)
Vietnamesechuỗi thức ăn (choouhy tewurky ahn)
Turkishbesin zinciri (baysin zinjeeri)
Persianزنجیره غذایی (zahnjeeray kahzy)
Polishłańcuch pokarmowy (wahnytsookh pawkahrmawvi)
Ukrainianхарчовий ланцюг (kharchovyy lantsyuh)
Bengaliখাদ্য শৃঙ্খল (kahdaw shreengkawl)
Swedishnäringskedjan (nairringskhedyahn)
Italiancatena alimentare (kahtaynah ahleemayntahray)

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