filter feeder

collocation in English

meaningsoffilterandfeeder

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filter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪl.tər/us
/ˈfɪl.tɚ/
any of several types of equipment or devices for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for removing particular types ...
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feeder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfiː.dər/us
/ˈfiː.dɚ/
a baby or animal that eats in a ...
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(Definition offilterandfeederfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffilter feeder

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This indicates the possible value offilterfeedersystems as an alternative biological monitoring system for the parasite within the aquatic environment.
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This work highlights the possible value of monitoringfilterfeedersystems, in conjunction with specific molecular epidemiological tools, as an alternative monitoring system for the parasite within the aquatic environment.
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It is afilterfeederthat mainly consumes plankton.
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It is afilterfeeder, sieving microscopic algae from water that passes though its gills.
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The mussel is afilterfeederthat feeds on phytoplankton, zooplankton and suspended organic materials.
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The brown mussel is afilterfeederand feeds on phytoplankton, zooplankton and suspended organic materials.
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It is both a deposit and afilterfeeder.
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It probably lives in burrows and is afilterfeeder.
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The sponge is afilterfeederand feeds on the bacteria and dissolved organic matter it removes from the water passing through its tissues.
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It can also act as afilterfeederon bacteria in the sand, but this is rare.
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This tube worm is afilterfeederand cilia on the branchial filaments waft particles towards the central mouth.
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It is afilterfeeder, drawing water into its gill chambers through a gap between the valves at the back of the shell.
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Up to long, like many clams it is a sediment-burrowingfilterfeeder.
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It is commonly found with bryzoans and crinoids, and lived in a reef environment and was afilterfeeder.
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Because of this, it is presumed to have been afilterfeeder, filtering plankton from the water.
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Some theories suggest that it may have been a shore-dweller and may have been afilterfeeder.
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It is a slow-movingfilterfeederand has anatomical adaptations to filter feeding, such as a greatly enlarged mouth and highly developed gill rakers.
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It is an omnivorousfilterfeederthat uses feather-like claspers to filter particles from the water.
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A species of epifaunalfilterfeeder, it had a slender, turriculate shell consisting of twelve to thirteen whorls.
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