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Definition of Demersal
1. found at the bottom of the sea [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demersal
Literary usage of Demersal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes of Australia: A Popular and Systematic Guide to the Study of the by David George Stead (1906)
"demersal eggs are characterised by their usually larger size and greater weight;
... Many demersal eggs are adhesive; readily adhering to one another or to ..."
2. Evaluating Economic Instruments for Environmental Policy by Stephen Smith, Hans B. Vos (1997)
"Arnason 119921 presents evidence that indicates a substantial improvement in the
condition of the demersal fishing industry, compared to what would have ..."
3. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"The Pacific herring deposits adhesive demersal eggs in the lower Columbia River
... The adhesive demersal egg is typical offish spawning in estuaries. ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1896)
"Method of investigation —Division of eggs into ' pelagic ' and ' demersal'—Suggested
ancestral character of pelagic eggs—Explanation of ontogenetic ..."
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