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DEPOSIT FEEDER [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Marine Biology
DEF

An aquatic animal that feeds on small specks of organic matter that have drifted down through the water and settled on the bottom.

OBS

Examples of deposit feeders are flounders, eels, haddock, bass, crabs, shellfish, snails and sea cucumbers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Comportement animal
  • Biologie marine
DEF

[Animal aquatique qui se nourrit] à partir de matière organique particulaire déposée sur le fond, contenant divers déchets minéraux ou organiques ainsi qu'un feutrage algal ou bactérien plus ou moins abondant.

Spanish

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