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demersal

[dih-mur-suhl]

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living or found near or in the deepest part of a body of water.

sinking to or deposited on the bottom of a body of water.

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demersal (dɪˈmɜːs^əl)

—*adj*
	living or occurring on the bottom of a sea or a lake: demersal fish

[C19: from Latin dēmersus submerged (from dēmergere to plunge into, from mergere to dip) + -al¹]

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