demersal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any demersal organism, especially a groundfish.
形容词 adj.
  1. That lives near the bottom of a body of water.
    — Unlike the more demersal (bottom-dwelling) cod, pollock will pursue schools of small fishes at any depth, occasionally driving them to the surface of the water where frantic splashing can be seen as the prey attempt to escape.
  2. Taking place near the bottom of a body of water.
    — demersal fishing [ = groundfishing⁠]

词形变化

more demersal comparative most demersal superlative demersals plural

词汇关系

衍生词
bathydemersal demersally

词源

词源 1
From Latin demersus, past participle of dēmergō (“to sink”); compare demersed.
词源 2
From Latin demersus, past participle of dēmergō (“to sink”); compare demersed.
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