hakkeorden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- food chain noun A sequence of living things in which each one is eaten by the next, showing how energy passes from plants up through animals in an ecosystem.
Senses
hakkeorden is used for these senses in English:
- food chain (idiomatic) A hierarchy.
- pecking order The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.
food chain — full definition
- noun A sequence of living things in which each one is eaten by the next, showing how energy passes from plants up through animals in an ecosystem.
- noun A hierarchy of people or organisations ranked by power and importance.