food web

food web Word Origin See more synonyms for food web on Thesaurus.com noun Ecology.

1. a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions; the entirety of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.

Origin of food web First recorded in 1960–65 Also called food cycle. British Dictionary definitions for food web food web noun

1. a combination of food chains that integrate to form a network

food web in Science food web

1. See under food chain.