DEMERSAL


Meaning of DEMERSAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈmər-səl ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin demers us (past participle of demergere to sink, from de- + mergere to dip, sink) + English -al (I) — more at merge

Date: 1889

: living near, deposited on, or sinking to the bottom of the sea

demersal fish eggs

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