[dɪˈməːsl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (chiefly of fish) living close to the floor of the sea or a lake
(e.g: demersal fish)


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Origin:
late 19th century: from Latin demersus (past participle of demergere ‘submerge, sink’, from de- ‘down’ + mergere ‘plunge’) + -al