demersal
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4VERB + DEMERSAL
adopt
DEMERSAL + NOUN
bottom-dwelling, cod, lifestyle, maturity, pollock
PREP.
unlike, with
ADV.
thus
Definitions
adj
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.
The young tend to occupy a pelagic habitat, but shift to a more demersal lifestyle with maturity.
Taking place near the bottom of a body of water.
demersal fishing [ = groundfishing]
noun
Any demersal organism, especially a groundfish.
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3Unlike 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 t
WiktionaryThe young tend to occupy a pelagic habitat, but shift to a more demersal lifestyle with maturity.
WiktionaryAt a certain age, however, the Cape horse mackerel in the northern Benguela tend to adopt a more demersal lifestyle, thus entering into the bottom dead zone.
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