bycatch

See also: by-catch

English

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Etymology

From by- +‎ catch.

Noun

bycatch (countable and uncountable, plural bycatches)

  1. Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea.

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Verb

bycatch (third-person singular simple present bycatches, present participle bycatching, simple past and past participle bycaught)

  1. (transitive) To catch unintentionally while fishing for something else.

Further reading
  • bycatch at OneLook Dictionary Search
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