Definitions
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- noun a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water
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Examples
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And every February since 1980, folks have come from far and wide to pay homage to this slithering bottom-dweller.
Trash-Fish Bash: Photos from Minnesota's Eel Pout Festival 2009
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Boswell notes that two years ago, the Redskins ended their playoff hopes by losing to then 1-11-1 Cincinnati Bengals, and reached "perhaps the lowest point in franchise history in a generation" last year when it lost in "an NFL disgrace" to the Detroit Lions, a perennial league bottom-dweller which at the time had 19 straight losses.
Redskins: A lesson in low expectations Jena McGregor 2010
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Prickly Sharks, also known as echinorhinus cookei, is a bottom-dweller that feeds on fish, other sharks, octopus, squid and crustaceans.
Five Things You Probably Never Knew About the Prickly Shark | myFiveBest 2009
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The drastic moves comes three days after Toronto (7-10-7) lost at home to MLS bottom-dweller D.C. United, 1-0 -- the club's fifth scoreless performance in six matches.
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Not surprisingly, Louisiana, a regular bottom-dweller in health care studies, ranks among the top states with the highest incidence of consuming certain prescription drugs.
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Not surprisingly, Louisiana, a regular bottom-dweller in health care studies, ranks among the top states with the highest incidence of consuming certain prescription drugs.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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Other arctic flatfish include the long rough dab, which is an abundant bottom-dweller in some parts of the Arctic seas, including the Barents Sea [100].
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This lawyer told the story of a friend, a corporate lawyer at a prominent firm, who realized when he was a six-figure-earning bottom-dweller.
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This lawyer told the story of a friend, a corporate lawyer at a prominent firm, who realized when he was a six-figure-earning bottom-dweller.
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Even the top pick in the draft is seldom a sufficient boost to propel a team from bottom-dweller past playoff also-ran to the status of a genuine contender.
Ping-Pong Injustice 2007
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