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(biology) Any aquatic animal that obtains nourishment by filtering particles of food from the water in which it lives.

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filter feeder

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(biology) Any aquatic animal that obtains nourishment by filtering particles of food from the water in which it lives.

Japanese Meaning

濾過摂食動物：水中の微小な粒子状の食物を水から濾し出して栄養を摂取する水生の動物

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The whale shark, a gentle filter feeder, glided slowly through plankton-rich waters.

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ジンベエザメは、海中の粒子を濾し取って栄養を得る穏やかな濾過摂食動物で、プランクトンの多い海域をゆっくりと泳いでいた。

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(biology) Any aquatic animal that obtains nourishment by filtering particles of food from the water in which it lives.

The best-protected species are the big, peaceful filter feeders, the basking shark and particularly the whale shark, with its photogenic polka dots and mysterious long-range migration patterns.

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