ˈfood chain BrE AmE noun
the food chain all animals and plants considered as a group in which a plant is eaten by an insect or animal, which is then eaten by another animal and so on:
Pollution is affecting many creatures lower down the food chain.
ˈfood chain BrE AmE noun
the food chain all animals and plants considered as a group in which a plant is eaten by an insect or animal, which is then eaten by another animal and so on:
Pollution is affecting many creatures lower down the food chain.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012