demersal

Definitions

de- (down) + mers (sink) + -al (relating to) = "relating to sinking down." A marine-biology term for fish and creatures that live at the bottom of the water — sunk all the way down, as opposed to those near the surface.

Common Collocations

• 1.demersal fish底栖鱼类
• 2.demersal species底栖物种
• 3.demersal zone底栖带

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Cod and flatfish are demersal species that feed near the seabed.