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Definition of Baitfish
1. Noun. (fishing) Small fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Baitfish
1. a fish used as bait [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baitfish
Literary usage of Baitfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fish Farming: Bibliography, January1989-April 1994 by Mary E. Edsall, Ann Townsend Young (1994)
"G73 A bibliography on the culture of baitfish. Gross, Mark L. Minnesota Sea Grant
Extension, Minnesota Extension Service St. Paul, Minn. ..."
2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Its primary focus is on species currently being cultured commercially, such as
channel catfish, baitfish, hybrid striped bass and tilapia. ..."
3. Best Dives of the Caribbean by Joyce Huber (2006)
"... the Crater's Edge teaming with masses of black jack, bar jacks, rainbow runners,
tuna, yellowtail snapper and cero, all pursuing schools of baitfish. ..."
4. Our Fishery Rights in the North Atlantic by Joseph Ingersoll Doran (1888)
"The shad, herring, lobster, crab, snapper, terrapin, bass, baitfish, oyster,
shrimp, clams, turtle, and sponge fisheries of the Southern coasts are all laid ..."
5. Adventure Guide to the Florida Keys and Everglades National Park by Bruce Morris (2004)
"... eyesight and can spot schooling baitfish from th up. Fishermen look for them
to show the way. I flashy and rare bird species lurk in the depths of ti ..."
6. Costa Rica Alive! by Bruce Morris (2002)
"Pelicans actively swoop down to scoop up baitfish and ride the uplift of air in
front of the breaking waves. ©> Playa Brasilito, in front of the Camaron ..."
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