English Explanatory Dictionary

food pyramid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pyramid-shaped diagram in layers, where each layer represents a group of animals that feeds on the layer below.
  2. Any pyramidal diagram giving advice on how to eat healthily, particularly those widely publicized by the United States government.

Word forms

food pyramid food pyramids

Etymology

So called from its pyramid shape.

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