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FILTER-FEEDING ANIMAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-08-17

English

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

An animal ... that obtains its food by filtering organic matter or minute organisms from a current of water that passes through some part of its system.

CONT

Filter feeders are a sub-group of suspension feeding 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 (including some sharks). Some birds, such as flamingos and certain species of duck, are also filter feeders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Biologie animale
  • Biologie marine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Zoología
  • Biología animal
  • Biología Marina
DEF

[Animal] que se alimenta de partículas orgánicas en suspensión en el agua, que filtra e ingiere.

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