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filter feeder

noun

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  1. Any aquatic animal that obtains nourishment by filtering particles of food from the water…

    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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