bottom-dweller
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- noun
- /ˈbɑːtəmˌdwɛlər/
- PHOTOS (2): A bottom-dweller in the shallow margins of Admiralty Bay, a notothenid fish, left, must avoid contact with fragments of floating ice, which could pierce it like a spear.
Examples
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We're here to send a message to all the other bottom-dwellers.
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Oneisa scum-sucking bottom dweller... ...and the other one's a fish.
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Having lived in apartments or condos my entire adult life, I empathize with both the bottom-dwellers and the top, and I always do my best to be considerate.
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The angler caught several bottom-dwellers while fishing near the lake's floor.
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In the aquarium, the bottom-dweller scavenges for leftover food among the rocks.
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Many bottom-dwellers prefer to hide in the sand during the day to avoid predators.
Synonyms
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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
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A fish that lives near the sea bottom, like cod or flounder
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A fish that lives near the sea floor, like cod or haddock
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4.1
A fish that lives near the bottom of lakes, rivers, or the sea
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Etymology
Bottom-dweller is made of bottom ('lowest part') and dweller ('one who lives'), so it means an animal that lives on or near the floor of a lake, river, or sea. A helpful image to remember it is a fish hiding among rocks at the water's bottom, looking for food.