Usually means: Living primarily on the ocean floor.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 8 dictionaries that define the word bottom-dwelling:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. bottom-dwelling: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. bottom-dwelling: Vocabulary.com
  3. bottom-dwelling: Wordnik
  4. bottom-dwelling: Dictionary.com
  5. bottom-dwelling: FreeDictionary.org
  6. bottom-dwelling: Mnemonic Dictionary
  7. bottom-dwelling: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. bottom-dwelling: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (bottom-dwelling)

adjective:  (Of an aquatic organism) living on or near the bed of the sea, a lake, or other body of water.
adjective:  (sports, humorous) (Of a team or competitor) spending a long time in the lowest ranks of the competition ladder.

Similar:

Words similar to bottom-dwelling

Usage examples for bottom-dwelling

Idioms related to bottom-dwelling

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular nouns described by bottom-dwelling

Words that often appear near bottom-dwelling

Rhymes of bottom-dwelling

Invented words related to bottom-dwelling

Similar:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux