Demersal Definition

dĭ-mûrsəl
adjective
Dwelling at or near the bottom of a body of water.
A demersal fish.
American Heritage
Found on or near the bottom of a sea, lake, etc.; benthic.
Webster's New World

Origin of Demersal

  • From Latin dēmersus past participle of dēmergere to sink dē- de- mergere to sink

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Demersal Sentence Examples

  • It spawns at a distance from the shore, and its eggs are buoyant, like those of many other marine fishes and unlike those of the herring, which are adhesive and demersal, i.e.

  • When that has been done (it has been achieved by the present writer in the case of the sea fish Cottus with demersal eggs,) it would be possible to deposit the young fish in suitable localities on a large scale, with a reasonable prospect of influencing the local abundance of the s p ecies of fish in question.

  • A mixed demersal trawl How are demersal trawl How are Demersal Fish Caught?

  • The majority of trawl vessels directly target Nephrops but they are also taken as by catch inthe demersal fishery.

  • A mixed demersal trawl How are Demersal Fish Caught?

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Words Starting With

DDEDEM

Words Ending With

LALSAL

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Words Starting With D and Ending With L

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With D8 Letter Words Ending With L