Meaning of shootable | Babel Free

Definitions

able to be shot

Examples

“Amongst other animals shootable are the native bear⟳--a sluggish creature looking like⟳ a small bear⟳; the bandicoot, a small animal with a pig's head and snout; the native cat; cockatoos, parrots, eagles, hawks, owls, parroquets, wild turkey, quail, native pheasants, teal, native companions, water-hens, and the black swan and the opossum.”

“I've shot and hunted every beast, I think⟳, shootable and huntable, from a humming-bird to an elephant; and I had some splendid fishing in Canada; but, after all, give⟳ me a Whitbury trout, on a single-handed Chevalier.”

“Because native species, such as Illinois' native grouse, the prairie chicken, have⟳ been driven out of vast areas by habitat destruction, managers have⟳ sought to import shootable birds that can survive⟳ in the devastated landscapes of postsettlement America.”

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