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Meaning of filter feeder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any aquatic animal that obtains nourishment by filtering particles of food from the water in which it lives.

Equivalents

Deutsch Filtrierer
Français filtreur
Italiano filtratore
Nederlands filtervoeder
Português filtrador
Русский фильтра́тор

Examples

“The best-protected species are the big, peaceful filter feeders, the basking shark and particularly the whale shark, with its photogenic polka dots and mysterious long-range migration patterns.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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