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"filter feeder"

Spanish translation: filtrador

17:00 Feb 1, 2013
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
English term or phrase: "filter feeder"
Filter feeders (a sub-group of suspension feeders) are animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized filtering structure. Some animals that use this method of feeding are clams, krill, sponges, baleen whales, and many fish (including some sharks). Some birds, such as flamingos, are also filter feeders. Filter feeders can play an important role in clarifying water.

Encontré animales filtrantes pero quisiera saber si hay alguna opción mejor. Gracias
Elizabeth Ardans
Uruguay
Local time: 13:12
Spanish translation:filtrador
Explanation:
Véase:

http://books.google.es/books?id=K83oZtiheZcC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA9...


http://thes.cindoc.csic.es/alfabetico_thes.php?thes=GLOACUI&...

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Note added at 9 mins (2013-02-01 17:10:20 GMT)
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No es necesario decir "animal filtrador" porque en la misma frase ya se explica que son animales.
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 18:12
Grading comment
Gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4filtrador
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
5filtro-alimentador/filtradores/alimentadores por suspensión
Ligia Gonzalez


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
filtrador


Explanation:
Véase:

http://books.google.es/books?id=K83oZtiheZcC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA9...


http://thes.cindoc.csic.es/alfabetico_thes.php?thes=GLOACUI&...

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Note added at 9 mins (2013-02-01 17:10:20 GMT)
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No es necesario decir "animal filtrador" porque en la misma frase ya se explica que son animales.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 18:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 201
Grading comment
Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alicia Rodriguez: Tal vez "filtradores".
13 mins
  -> Sí, en el contexto que proporciona Elizabeth, iría en plural. Un saludo.
agree  Daltry Gárate: Correcto
1 hr
agree  Cristina Gonzalez
20 hrs
agree  Andrés Martínez
3 days 1 hr
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
filtro-alimentador/filtradores/alimentadores por suspensión


Explanation:
Animal que se nutre de plancton filtrándolo con sus branquias del agua.

"El rotífero Brachionus plicatilis es una especie que no selecciona su alimento (polí-fago), es un filtro-alimentador, que puede consumir microalgas: Cianoficeas, Chloroficeas, Pheoficeas, etc., bacterias y levaduras (Hirayama, 1973)."http://intranet.sisal.unam.mx/labeco/LAB_ECOLOGIA/Docencia_f...

" Los gusanos tubícolas son, casi todos, alimentadores de suspensión (filtradores), elevando una corona de tentáculos sobre el sustrato y pasando agua a través de la superficie tentacular ciliada. En estas estructuras hay células sensoriales, que inician reflejos de protección. Los alimentadores de depósito buscan en amplias áreas de sustrato, continuamente extiende y retrae los muy largos tentáculos del extremo anterior.

http://annelidosbiol.blogspot.com/2008/05/clase-polychaeta.h...

Example sentence(s):
  • "Es un filtro-alimentador, esto es, se nutre de plancton filtrándolo con sus branquias del agua."
  • "Comprender la dieta de este animal filtro-alimentador es especialmente importante, ya que las fuentes de alimentos determinarán mucho de su movimiento y ubicación."

    Reference: http://www.my-fish.info/es/ictiologia/moluscos.html
    Reference: http://www.ecologiablog.com/tag/pez+m%C3%A1s+grande+del+mund...
Ligia Gonzalez
Colombia
Local time: 11:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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