filter feedingn.

Brit.

/ˈfɪltə fiːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfɪltər ˌfidɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: filter n., feeding n.

Etymology: < filter n. + feeding n. Compare later filter feed v.

Zoology.

The process or action of obtaining nourishment by filtering food particles from water.

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suspension-feeding1925

filter feeding1927

planktotrophy1973

1927 Nature 15 Jan. 105/2 Storch's view that the primitive feeding mechanism of Crustacea is a filter-feeding process is criticised.

1953 H. Mellanby Animal Life in Fresh Water (ed. 5) xi. 246 This method of feeding, filter feeding as it is sometimes called, is in accord with the sedentary life of these animals.

2004 P. Copper Silurian Atrypid Brachiopods 21/1 The development of a prominent fold on the anterior commissure was related to filter feeding.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	filter feeding
释义	filter feedingn. Brit. /ˈfɪltə fiːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfɪltər ˌfidɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: filter n., feeding n. Etymology: < filter n. + feeding n. Compare later filter feed v. Zoology. The process or action of obtaining nourishment by filtering food particles from water. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > eating habits > [noun] > feeding on plankton suspension-feeding1925 filter feeding1927 planktotrophy1973 1927 Nature 15 Jan. 105/2 Storch's view that the primitive feeding mechanism of Crustacea is a filter-feeding process is criticised. 1953 H. Mellanby Animal Life in Fresh Water (ed. 5) xi. 246 This method of feeding, filter feeding as it is sometimes called, is in accord with the sedentary life of these animals. 2004 P. Copper Silurian Atrypid Brachiopods 21/1 The development of a prominent fold on the anterior commissure was related to filter feeding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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