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demersal

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(dē mʉr′səl)

adjective

found on or near the bottom of a sea, lake, etc.; benthic

Origin: < L demersus, pp. of demergere, to submerge < de-, de- + mergere, to sink (see merge) + -al

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adjective

Dwelling at or near the bottom of a body of water: a demersal fish.
Sinking to or deposited near the bottom of a body of water: demersal fish eggs.

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Origin: From Latin dēmersus

Origin: , past participle of dēmergere, to sink

Origin: : dē-, de-

Origin: + mergere, to sink

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