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Meaning of bycatch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any person, animal, or thing, captured unintentionally on camera or film.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština vedlejší úlovek
Deutsch Beifang
Suomi sivusaalis
日本語 混獲
Nederlands bijvangst
Português captura acessória

Examples

“Some offer him bags of bycatch—fish too small or net-mangled to sell, rays and seahorses few will want, and so on.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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