bottom-feeding

American  

[bot-uhm-fee-ding] / ˈbɒt əmˌfi dɪŋ /

noun

1. the activities of a bottom feeder.

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Example Sentences

The state’s Department of Natural Resources has undertaken a marketing push to rebrand the fish as Copi, short for copious, to distinguish them from the bottom-feeding common carp and make them sound more appetizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Last year’s bottom-feeding operating payroll finished at about $120 million — pretty low, but what you might expect from a team in the initial stages of a rebuild.

From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2023

That’s untenable — though we’ve been saying that for 30 years and baseball muddles on, with periodic breakthroughs by astute, bottom-feeding teams such as the Rays and A’s.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022

For four years, Kelly had been surviving like a bottom-feeding fish off the carcass of the sunken Clay Helton era.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2022

Its food consists chiefly of other bottom-feeding fishes, and in inland countries it is considered one of the better class of food fishes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various