filter feeder

Noun

Meaning

filter feeder (plural filter feeders)

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

filter-feeder (plural filter-feeders)

Alternative spelling of filter feeder

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

filter-feeder

Close letter words and terms

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