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demersal

🇬🇧 UK/dɪ'mɜːs(ə)l/🇺🇸 US/di:'mә:sl/
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Definitions

adj.

Living or occurring near the bottom of a body of water

栖居水底的,底栖的

n.

An organism, especially a fish, that lives near the bottom of a body of water

底栖生物,底层鱼类

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
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merssink, plunge, dip
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alrelating to, having the nature of
=demersal

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