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bottom-feeder

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Noun1.bottom-feeder - a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain
scavenger - any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
2.bottom-feeder - a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water
bottom-dweller
fish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"
mullet - bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin


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