Aquatic Ecosystem Terminology

verb To completely cover or immerse in a liquid or other substance.

• The diver was submerging slowly into the deep ocean.
• I love submerging myself in a hot bubble bath after a long day.
• Let's go submerging in the pool and cool off.
• She felt like she was submerging in a sea of emotions.

noun an animal that primarily feeds on fish

• The piscivore is a type of carnivorous animal that primarily feeds on fish.
• My cat is a piscivore - she goes crazy for any type of fish!
• That guy is a total piscivore at the sushi buffet.
• As a piscivore of knowledge, she devoured every book in the library.

noun a fish belonging to the class Actinopterygii

adjective relating to or belonging to the Actinopterygii, a class of bony fishes characterized by the possession of fins supported by rays

• The actinopterygious fish have fins supported by bony rays.
• Those actinopterygious fish have really cool fins.
• Check out the actinopterygious fish, they're so rad.
• Her dance moves were as graceful as an actinopterygious fish swimming through water.