bycatch
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bycatch
noun bycatches · by-catch
- Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea. Some offer him bags of bycatch—fish too small or net-mangled to sell, rays and seahorses few will want, and so on.
- Any person, animal, or thing, captured unintentionally on camera or film.
verb bycatches · bycatching · bycaught · by-catch
- To catch unintentionally while fishing for something else.
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noun unintended catch
| Español | captura accesoria |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 混獲 |
| 中文 | 混獲 /混获 hùnhuò |
| Português | captura acessória |
| Français | prise accessoire, capture accessoire |
| Deutsch | Beifang |
Talk about this word "bycatch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bycatch. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. bycatch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bycatch "bycatch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bycatch.
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@misc{bycatch_2026,
title = {bycatch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bycatch},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
