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food pyramid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
food pyra-mid
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pyramid-shaped diagram in layers, where each layer represents a group of animals that feeds on the layer below.

noun

Any pyramidal diagram giving advice on how to eat healthily, particularly those widely publicized by the United States government.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

So called from its pyramid shape.

Usage

Inflected Forms

food pyramids (plural)

Questions

What does food pyramid mean?
A pyramid-shaped diagram in layers, where each layer represents a group of animals that feeds on the layer below.
Where does food pyramid come from?
So called from its pyramid shape.

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