BOTTOMFEEDER

Bottom feeder

A bottom feeder is usually an aquatic animal that feeds on or near the bottom of a body of water. The body of water could be the ocean, a lake, a river, or an aquarium. Bottom feeder is a general term which is used particularly in the context of aquariums. Biologists often use the term benthos, particularly for bottom feeding invertebrates, such as shellfish, crabs, crayfish, sea anemones, starfish, snails, bristleworms and sea cucumbers. However the term benthos includes all aquatic life that lives on or near the bottom, which means it also includes non-animals, such as plants and algae.

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bottom feeder

Noun

  1. A fish or other aquatic creature who feeds off the bottom of their habitat; a flatfish
  2. (By extension) A person who dwells amidst or thrives off of the unwholesome things in a society


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bottomfeeder

Noun



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