DEMERSAL

Meaning of DEMERSAL in English

[ dɪ'mə:s(ə)l ]

■ adjective (of fish) living close to the seabed.

Origin

C19: from L. demersus (past participle of demergere 'submerge, sink') + -al .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DEMERSAL — adjective see: merge Date: 1889 living near, deposited on, or sinking to the bottom of the sea
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEMERSAL — də̇ˈmərsəl, (ˈ)dē|- adjective Etymology: Latin demers us (past participle of demergere to sink, from de- + mergere to dip, sink, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEMERSAL — adjective Etymology: Latin demers us (past participle of demergere to sink, from de- + mergere to dip, sink) + English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEMERSAL — [de.mer.sal] adj [L demersus (pp. of demergere to sink, fr. de- + mergere to dip, sink) + E [1]-al--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEMERSAL — demersal BrE AmE di ˈmɜːs ə l də- AmE \ -ˈmɝːs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEMERSAL — adj. (of a fish etc.) being or living near the sea-bottom (cf. PELAGIC). [L demersus past part. of demergere (as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEMERSAL — adj. (of a fish etc.) being or living near the sea-bottom (cf. PELAGIC). [ L demersus past part. of demergere …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEMERSAL — adj. (of a fish etc.) being or living near the sea-bottom (cf. PELAGIC). Etymology: L demersus past part. of demergere …
Oxford English vocab
DEMERSAL — (1) Dwelling at or near the bottom of a body of water, such as demersal fish. (2) Sinking to or …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
DEMERSAL — Living in close relation with the bottom and depending on it. Example: Cods, Groupers and lobsters are demersal resources.
Fishery English Glossary
DEMERSAL — (книжное) погруженный в воду (книжное) подводный; глубоководный, донный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEMERSAL — a книжн. 1> погружённый в воду 2> подводный; глубоководный, донный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEMERSAL — (a) глубоководный; донный; погруженный в воду; подводный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DEMERSAL — a книжн. 1) погружённый в воду 2) подводный; глубоководный, донный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DEMERSAL — a книжн. 1> погружённый в воду 2> подводный; глубоководный, донный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEMERSAL — демерсальный
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DEMERSAL — демерсальный
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
DEMERSAL — придонный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
DEMERSAL — (книжное) погруженный в воду (книжное) подводный; глубоководный, донный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEMERSAL — Pronunciation: di- ' m ə r-s ə l Function: adjective Etymology: Latin demers us (pp. of demergere to sink, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEMERSAL TRAWLING — Bottom trawling. Operation of a trawl net designed for use on or near the bottom e.g. otter trawl, beam trawl.
Fishery English Glossary
EMERSAL — (ˈ)ē|mərsəl, ə̇ˈm- adjective Etymology: Latin emers us (past participle of emergere to emerge) + English -al — more at emerge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELEOST — any member of the infraclass Teleostei, a large and extremely diverse group of ray-finned fishes. Along with the chondrosteans and …
Britannica English vocabulary
COMMERCIAL FISHING
Britannica English vocabulary
YELLOW SEA — Wade-Giles romanization and Pinyin Huang Hai, Korean Hwanghae marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean lying between mainland China to …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATLANTIC OCEAN — body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface and separating the continents of Europe and Africa to …
Britannica English vocabulary
OTTER TRAWL — Demersal (bottom) trawl operated by a single vessel in which the horizontal opening of the net is achieved and maintained …
Fishery English Glossary
OCEANIC SPECIES — Species distributed and caught mainly beyond the shelf and/or which migrate extensively across the open ocean. They may have a …
Fishery English Glossary
ECOSYSTEM OVERFISHING — Occurs when the species composition and dominance is significantly modified by fishing (e.g. with reductions of large, long-lived, demersal predators …
Fishery English Glossary
BOTTOM TRAWL — Trawls are designed and rigged to work near the bottom. According to the type used, one may distinguish: low opening …
Fishery English Glossary
BIOMASS — 1. The total weight of the living organisms concerned, whether in a system, a stock, or a fraction of a …
Fishery English Glossary
AVAILABILITY — The proportion of a stock which is susceptible to fishing. Fish become "available" to fisheries through migration and /or change …
Fishery English Glossary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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