food web

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

Origin:
1960–65

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food web
 
—n
a combination of food chains that integrate to form a network

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food web  
See under food chain.
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But big fish in deeper waters might also be affected if entire species were
  lost at the bottom of the food web.
It's a critical link in a food web that's on the verge of collapse.
Mosquitos serve a valuable function in the food web.
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