| NOUN | animal | by-catch, bycatch | unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species |
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| Meaning | unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species. | |
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| Example | "thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year" | |
| Synonym | bycatch | |
| Broader | marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature | Any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals |
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