bottom fish
noun
1.
any of certain fishes that live at or near the bottom of a body of water, as certain of the cod and related species, the flatfishes, and catfishes.
Also called
ground fish
.
bottom-fish
[
bot
-
uh
m-fish]
/ˈbɒt əmˌfɪʃ/
verb (used without object)
1.
to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom.
Also,
ground-fish
.
Origin
1840-50