filtervoeder

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Dutch

Etymology

From filter or filteren +‎ voeder, calque of English filter feeder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪl.tərˌvu.dər/
  • Hyphenation: fil‧ter‧voe‧der

Noun

filtervoeder m (plural filtervoeders)

  1. filter feeder (organism that feeds itself by filtering food particles from water)
    • 1968, Natuurwetenschappelijk tijdschrift:
      Er blijkt een hevige konkurrentie te bestaan tussen rotiferen en cladoceren, beide filtervoeders, konkurrentie die om een of andere reden in het voorjaar in het voordeel van de ene groep, in de zomer in het voordeel van de tweede uitvalt.
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