bottom fish
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4.6
- noun
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pescado de fondo
- These party boats primarily bottom fish over artificial reefs.
Examples
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The seasonal abundance of these imports can affect the price of the local bottom fish.
Academic text (1993) -
These functions would primarily benefit nonschooling and/or bottom fish.
Academic text (1995) -
Meanwhile, alternative seafood products such as squid, tuna, cuttlefish, and various bottom fish remain almost totally unexploited by the Indian fishing industry.
Academic text (1990) -
Since both bottom fish and mahimahi were landed fresh and sold primarily at the Honolulu auction, this marked an important change in the local fishery and reinvigorated the local fresh fish market.
Academic text (1993) -
Many restaurants in the area offer dishes made from local bottom fish like cod and flounder.
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Anglers often target bottom fish such as haddock when deep sea fishing.
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The local market had a variety of bottom fish available for purchase, including halibut and cod.
Synonyms
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5.2
A fish that lives near the sea bottom, like cod or flounder
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6.5
An animal, often a fish, that lives on the bottom of rivers or lakes and eats dead plants and animals
A fish that lives near the bottom of lakes, rivers, or the sea
An animal like a fish that lives and eats on the bottom of a lake, river, or sea
How Bottom-Dwelling
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4.6
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a fish that lives on or near the sea bottom' is directly and compositionally derived from 'bottom' (lowest surface) + 'fish' and follows a common English noun+noun compound pattern indicating habitat or position. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common logic that a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer.
Etymology
The noun bottom fish comes from the simple image of fish that live on the sea bottom; these fish stay near the bottom and are often caught by nets dragged along the sea floor. So 'bottom fish' means 'fish that live on or near the sea bottom'.