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filter feeder

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Françaisfiltreur
DeutschFiltrierer
Portuguêsfiltrador
3 more languages
Italianofiltratore
Nederlandsfiltervoeder
Русскийфильтра́тор

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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See also

filter funnel filter in turn filter lane filter pad filter paper filter tip

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