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Bycatch

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

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

2.verbTo catch unintentionally while fishing for something else.

Synonyms

seabird prop miscellaneous by-catch adventitious ancillary accessory incidental accidental inadvertent trash fish catch and release

Rhymes With

by-catch by catch mike hatch try catch

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