"Heligoland trap" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Heligoland traps [plural]
Etymology: The first such trap was located at a bird observatory on the island of Heligoland, Germany. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Heligoland trap (plural Heligoland traps)
  1. A large, building-sized, funnel-shaped, rigid structure of wire mesh or netting used to catch birds for ornithological study.
    Sense id: en-Heligoland_trap-en-noun-L~1i6jtq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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