{"headword": "Biomagnification", "key": "biomagnification", "entries": [{"dictionary": {"name": "Экологический толковый словарь", "title": "Ўзбекча-русча-инглизча экологик изоҳли луғат", "kind": "Терминологический", "imprint": "Алихонов, Б.; Самойлов, С.; Ибрагимов, Р. (2004). Ўзбекча-русча-инглизча экологик изоҳли луғат. Tashkent: Chinor ENK.", "url": "https://til.uz/lugatlar/ozbekcha-ruscha-inglizcha-ekologik-izohli-lugat/", "page": "31"}, "pos": "", "labels": [], "variants": [], "etymology": "", "phraseology": "", "pronunciation": "", "senses": [{"order": 1, "text": "accumulation of a substance by an animal which preys on other animals that have themselves already accumulated such substance in its tissue. This process can bring to accumulation of a remarkably high concentration of persistent chemicals or heavy metals in organisms of predators being at the end of trophic chains even if a tolerance level of such matter in the environment is rather low. A chemical burden accumulated within a lifetime can be also transferred to the younger animals through their eggs (in case of birds) or through the placenta and breast milk (among mammals).", "examples": []}], "translations": [], "cross_references": [], "extra": {"raw_word": "Biomagnification", "raw_meaning": "– accumulation of a substance by an animal which preys on other animals that have themselves already accumulated such substance in its tissue. This process can bring to accumulation of a remarkably high concentration of persistent chemicals or heavy metals in organisms of predators being at the end of trophic chains even if a tolerance level of such matter in the environment is rather low. A chemical burden accumulated within a lifetime can be also transferred to the younger animals through their eggs (in case of birds) or through the placenta and breast milk (among mammals)."}}]}