filter-feeder

A form of filter feeder — Any aquatic animal that obtains nourishment by filtering particles of food from the water in which it lives.

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Meanings

nounfilter-feeder (plural filter-feeders)

plural filter-feeders

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of filter feeder.
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APA

filter-feeder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filter-feeder

MLA

“filter-feeder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filter-feeder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filter-feeder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filter-feeder.

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