Meaning of trophy-hunt | Babel Free

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C1]

Examples

“"A 'threatened' listing leaves open⟳ the possibility for exemptions and doesn't shut⟳ loopholes, such as the one that allows Americans to trophy-hunt for polar bears in Canada and bring⟳ their heads and hides back to the US," said Mr [Brendan] Frazier.”

“The skeletons are mostly the remains of trophy-hunted lions, so the impact on wild lion populations has been “negligible” to date⟳, the report⟳ said.”

“While the African lion is protected under the US Endangered Species Act, the US Fish⟳ and Wildlife Service authorizes big game hunters to import trophy-hunted lions and other exotic species into the country.”

“And the design-minded resort is bringing new attention to the region’s star megafauna. It’s sorely needed: hunting by license⟳ is legal in nearby Tanzania, and three large-tusked Amboseli-ecosystem elephants who'd crossed the border⟳ were trophy-hunted as recently as March⟳.”

“Who’d be a shark, eh? You mind⟳ your own⟳ business for millions of years, then along come⟳ humans and a film called Jaws, whicht^([sic]) gives you terrible PR — and makes them so terrified they want⟳ to trophy-hunt you to death.”

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