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Definition 2024
bycatch
bycatch
See also: by-catch
English
Alternative forms
Noun
bycatch (countable and uncountable, plural bycatches)
- Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea.
Translations
unintended catch
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Verb
bycatch (third-person singular simple present bycatches, present participle bycatching, simple past and past participle bycaught)
- (transitive) To catch unintentionally while fishing for something else.