bottom-feeder

A form of bottom feeder — A fish or other aquatic creature that feeds off the bottom of its habitat; a flatfish.

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bottom-dweller
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Meanings

nounbottom-feeder (plural bottom-feeders)

plural bottom-feeders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bottom feeder.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water

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bottom-dweller
Broader
fish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

bottom-feeder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottom-feeder

MLA

“bottom-feeder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottom-feeder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottom-feeder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottom-feeder.

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