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Definition of By-catch
1. Noun. Unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species. "Thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year"
Definition of By-catch
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of bycatch) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of By-catch
Literary usage of By-catch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Investing in Biological Diversity: The Cairns Conference : Proceedings of by OECD Staff (1997)
"Economists and managers continue to research various methods to control incidental
take or by-catch, including economic disincentives. ..."
2. British Farmer's Magazine (1878)
"... opposite character, and he presumed it was such crops that Mr. Howard ment
by " catch crops." (Mr. C. HOWARD: "No, no.") He had thought that by "catch ..."
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