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demersal

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de⋅mer⋅sal

  [di-mur-suhl]
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–adjective
1. living or found near or in the deepest part of a body of water.
2. sinking to or deposited on the bottom of a body of water.
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de·mer·sal   (dĭ-mûr'səl)   
adj.  

  1. Dwelling at or near the bottom of a body of water: a demersal fish.

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


[From Latin dēmersus, past participle of dēmergere, to sink : dē-, de- + mergere, to sink.]
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