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Definition of "trophic level" [trophic level]

  • A group of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "trophic level" in a sentence
  • "Insularization was the first cause, after which extinction cascaded from one trophic level to another."
  • "The Terborgh-Winter hypothesis involved medium-sized mammals, some of which occupy a trophic level midway between the big cats and the birds."