filter-feedingadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɪltəfiːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfɪltərˌfidɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: filter n., feeding adj.

Etymology: < filter n. + feeding adj. Compare later filter feed v.

Zoology.

Designating an aquatic animal or organism that obtains nourishment by filtering food particles from water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > carnivorous > feeding on plankton

suspension-feeding1925

filter-feeding1931

planktotrophic1946

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feeding animals > [adjective] > filter-feeding

filter-feeding1931

1931 Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. 56 iii. 537 A study of the feeding mechanisms and physiology of digestion in Polychaetes has..been begun, choosing a filter-feeding form as a starting point.

1963 R. P. Dales Annelids 11 With loss of motility we find more selective methods of feeding, this evolution culminating in the filter-feeding fan or feather-duster worms.

2004 Global Nov. 69/2 There are about a dozen filter-feeding baleen whales and the rest are classified as toothed whales, and this includes all the dolphins and porpoises.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	filter-feeding
释义	filter-feedingadj. Brit. /ˈfɪltəfiːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfɪltərˌfidɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: filter n., feeding adj. Etymology: < filter n. + feeding adj. Compare later filter feed v. Zoology. Designating an aquatic animal or organism that obtains nourishment by filtering food particles from water. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > carnivorous > feeding on plankton suspension-feeding1925 filter-feeding1931 planktotrophic1946 the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feeding animals > [adjective] > filter-feeding filter-feeding1931 1931 Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. 56 iii. 537 A study of the feeding mechanisms and physiology of digestion in Polychaetes has..been begun, choosing a filter-feeding form as a starting point. 1963 R. P. Dales Annelids 11 With loss of motility we find more selective methods of feeding, this evolution culminating in the filter-feeding fan or feather-duster worms. 2004 Global Nov. 69/2 There are about a dozen filter-feeding baleen whales and the rest are classified as toothed whales, and this includes all the dolphins and porpoises. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1931
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