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PRONUNCIATION OF FILTER FEEDING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILTER FEEDING

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Filter feeding is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FILTER FEEDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

filter feeding

Filter feeder

Filter feeders are animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized filtering structure. Some animals that use this method of feeding are clams, krill, sponges, baleen whales, and many fish. Some birds, such as flamingos and certain sub-species of duck, are also filter feeders. Filter feeders can play an important role in clarifying water, and are therefore considered ecosystem engineers.

Definition of filter feeding in the English dictionary

The definition of filter feeding in the dictionary is a method of feeding occurring in some aquatic animals, such as planktonic invertebrates and whalebone whales, in which minute food particles are filtered from the surrounding water.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILTER FEEDING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FILTER FEEDING

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Synonyms and antonyms of filter feeding in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «filter feeding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILTER FEEDING

Find out the translation of filter feeding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of filter feeding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «filter feeding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滤食性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alimentación por filtración
570 millions of speakers

English

filter feeding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिल्टर खिला
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

التغذية فلتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кормление фильтр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alimentação do filtro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিল্টার খাওয়ানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´alimentation de filtre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Makanan penapis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Filter Fütterung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ろ過摂食
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

필터 공급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyalutake potong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn lọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வடிகட்டி உணவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिल्टर आहार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Filtre besleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alimentazione filtro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

filtr karmienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

годівля фільтр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hrănire filtru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τροφοδοσίας του φίλτρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

filter voeding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

filtrering utfodring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filter fôring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of filter feeding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILTER FEEDING»

The term «filter feeding» is regularly used and occupies the 104.729 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FILTER FEEDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about filter feeding

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILTER FEEDING»

Discover the use of filter feeding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to filter feeding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
Filter feeding, found in the mys- ticete whales and three species of pinnipeds ( crabeater seals, Lobodon carcinophaga; leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx; and Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella) is the most unique of these adaptations ...
William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, J. G.M. Thewissen, 2009
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Ecology of Marine Bivalves: An Ecosystem Approach, Second ...
Wright, S.H. 1982. A nutritional role for amino acid transport in filter feeding marine invertebrates. Am. Zool., 22, 621-34. 8 Ecosystem Experiments INTRODUCTION Ecosystems.in.which.bivalves.play.important.roles.are.complex. .For.example ...
Richard F. Dame, 2011
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Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates
A third prediction of Zweers' model for the evolution of filter feeding is that character transformations, including increased bill volume, a tongue—based water pump, and straining structures, lead to a filter-feeding mechanism (Zweers et al., ...
Kurt Schwenk, 2000
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Integrated Fish Farming
THE "FEEDING MODEL" VERSUS THE "FILTER-FEEDING MODEL" There is an understanding amongst analysts of Chinese fish farming that two farming models exist: a "feeding model" in which grass, black and/or common carp dominate, ...
Jack A. Mathias, Anthony T. Charles, Hu Baotong, 1997
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TEXTBOOK OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
9.4.10. Filter-feeding. The filter feeders can be active; creating their own currents, or passive; letting water currents do the work. Sponges use flagella of collar cells, to create a current. Food settles out at collar cell. Tunicates use water-currents ...
FATIK BARAN MANDAL, 2012
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Biology and Ecology of Sardines and Anchovies
As juveniles and adults, sardines and anchovies possess two feeding modes and switch between the two depending on feeding conditions, generally filter-feeding on smaller food particles and particulate-feeding (or biting) on larger food ...
Konstantinos Ganias, 2014
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Feeding Strategy
... out into a scoop which retains particles as it is smartly flexed inwards. Although filter-feeding is rare in fresh water, fairy shrimps Cheirocepha- lus, often abundant in temporary puddles, use the same current for filter- feeding and locomotion ...
Jennifer Owen, 1980
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Muddy Coasts of the World: Processes, Deposits and Function: ...
4 INFLUENCE OF FILTER FEEDING AND PELLET PRODUCTION BY BENTHIC ORGAN ISMS AND ZOOPLANKTON ON DEPOSITION OF FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT 4.1 Introduction Deposition of fine-grained sediment is not only ...
T. Healy, Y. Wang, J.-A. Healy, 2002
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Advances in Cyanobacteria Research and Application: 2013 ...
filter-feeding. in. raw water By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Ecology, Environment & Conservation — Investigators publish new report on Ecology Research. According to news originating from Harbin, People's Republic of China, ...
‎2013
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Tilapia Culture
The bacteria remove the organic matter from the tanks by using it as food, while the bacteria themselves are used as natural food for filter-feeding fish such as tilapia and carp. However, in green-water systems, solid wastes should be removed ...
Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed, 2006

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILTER FEEDING»

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Collinsium Was One Prickly Invertebrate
A pair of antennae jutted from the animal's head, followed by six pairs of fringed legs likely used for filter feeding – hence the “hairy” species ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
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An Accidental Catch By Fishermen Turns Into An Opportunity For …
The basking shark is a huge filter feeding shark which grows to be up to about 33 feet (10 m) long. The shark which is 6.3 meters long is ... «Empire State Tribune, Jun 15»
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Asian Carp and Hydrilla are too close for comfort
Asian carp are large filter feeding fish that compete with native fish for food. Asian carp have been assisted in their invasion by humans, in part ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
4
Shellfish in Montana: The Western Pearlshell
Filter feeding, which involves siphoning in water and filtering out the organic particulate materials, is the primary way western pearlshells obtain ... «MTPR, Jun 15»
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Stanford biologists discover that large whales have nerves that …
These whales intermittently engulf and filter immense volumes of krill-filled water through a technique called "lunge filter feeding.". «Stanford Report, May 15»
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Big Whales Have Nerves Like Bungee Cords
The bulk filter feeding mechanism employed by rorqual whales “required major changes in anatomy of the tongue and ventral blubber to allow ... «io9, May 15»
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Huge lobster-like animal filtered seawater for food 480 million years …
“While filter feeding - filtering water to find food - is probably one of the oldest ways for animals to find food, previous filter feeders were smaller ... «Culture24, Mar 15»
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Filter feeding basking shark inspires more efficient hydroelectric …
Studying the bumpy protrusions on the fins of humpback whales has already led to more efficient wind and tidal power turbines and now nature ... «Gizmag, Feb 11»

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