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单词 filter-feed
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Definition of filter-feed in English:

filter-feed

verb
Zoology
  • See filter-feeding

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some are parasitic, notably the leeches and myzostomarians; others filter-feed or prey on other invertebrates.
    • However, it should be noted that these different site-specific growth rates may also be related to increased time to filter-feed for the mussels situated in the low zone.
    • Some, in particular the basket stars, filter-feed on plankton with their arms.
    • The heterogeneous enrichment among individual worms agrees with reports that this nominal deposit feeder can facultatively filter-feed using a mucus net in its burrow, and that the ability to do so varies among populations.
    • There are inherent risks with bivalve shellfish because they filter-feed and there's the potential for them to ingest marine toxins.
 
 

Definition of filter-feed in US English:

filter-feed

verb
Zoology
  • See filter-feeding

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The heterogeneous enrichment among individual worms agrees with reports that this nominal deposit feeder can facultatively filter-feed using a mucus net in its burrow, and that the ability to do so varies among populations.
    • There are inherent risks with bivalve shellfish because they filter-feed and there's the potential for them to ingest marine toxins.
    • Some are parasitic, notably the leeches and myzostomarians; others filter-feed or prey on other invertebrates.
    • However, it should be noted that these different site-specific growth rates may also be related to increased time to filter-feed for the mussels situated in the low zone.
    • Some, in particular the basket stars, filter-feed on plankton with their arms.
 
 
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