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bycatch

English

Alternative forms

  • by-catch

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.
  2. Any person, animal, or thing, captured unintentionally on camera or film.

Coordinate terms

  • trash fish

Translations

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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becatch

English

Etymology

From be- +? catch.

Verb

becatch (third-person singular simple present becatches, present participle becatching, simple past and past participle becaught)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To lay hold of; seize upon.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To take by craft or trickery; beguile; cheat; belirt; deceive.

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