Definitions For Demersal

Noun

DEMERSAL (plural DEMERSALs) (biology) Any demersal organism.

Adjective

(biology) That lives near the bottom of a body of water.

Synonyms

living near the bottom of a body of water benthic

Antonyms

living near the bottom of a body of water planktonic

Translations

French: démersal Galician: demersal Icelandic: botnlægur, m

See also

pelagic

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} demersus, appendix:glossary#past participle, past participle of demergere, , to sink; compare demersed.

Anagrams

emeralds

Is Demersal a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
13

The word Demersal is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

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