food chain

as in hierarchy
a series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food Sharks eat fish that are lower in the food chain. animals that are at the top of the food chain

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Noun
  • And with a family built on hierarchy, and with her on the way to being queen consort, there was going to be people or bodies left in the street.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
  • Lasry spoke about how success is a combination of chemistry and talent, particularly in basketball, where there’s a hierarchy for who will have the ball in their hands at the most important moments.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
  • That line will start sailing on June 17, with KMTC providing one vessel to the grouping.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
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“Food chain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/food%20chain. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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