bottom-dwelling

• Descreve aquilo que vive no fundo de um corpo d'água; em sentido figurado, algo considerado baixo, desprezível, vil ou moralmente inferior.

Describes something that lives at the bottom of a body of water, or figuratively, something considered low, base, or morally inferior.

1. Living at the bottom of a body of waterB2formalscientific

   Describing aquatic organisms that live on or near the bottom of a sea, lake, or river.

   Bentônico

   • Bottom-dwelling fish like catfish and flounder are adapted to low-light conditions.
   • The research vessel collected samples of bottom-dwelling marine life.
   • Pollution can severely affect bottom-dwelling species in coastal areas.

   Sinônimosbenthicbenthonic