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Noun: food chain  food cheyn
  1. (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member
    "In a simple aquatic food chain, algae are eaten by small fish, which are then eaten by larger fish"

Derived forms: food chains

Type of: organic phenomenon

Part of: food cycle, food web

Encyclopedia: Food chain