"bycatch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bycatches [plural]
Etymology: From by- + catch. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{prefix|en|by|catch}} by- + catch Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bycatch (countable and uncountable, plural bycatches)
  1. Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (unintended catch): bijvangst [feminine] (Dutch), sivusaalis (Finnish), Beifang [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-bycatch-en-noun-I6otzUTE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with by- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with by-: 34 25 41 Disambiguation of 'unintended catch': 74 26
  2. Any person, animal, or thing, captured unintentionally on camera or film. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bycatch-en-noun-faR5ePX6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with by- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with by-: 34 25 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: by-catch Coordinate_terms: trash fish

Verb [English]

Forms: bycatches [present, singular, third-person], bycatching [participle, present], bycaught [participle, past], bycaught [past]
Etymology: From by- + catch. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{prefix|en|by|catch}} by- + catch Head templates: {{en-verb|bycatches|bycatching|bycaught}} bycatch (third-person singular simple present bycatches, present participle bycatching, simple past and past participle bycaught)
  1. (transitive) To catch unintentionally while fishing for something else. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bycatch-en-verb-ONzzpKxr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with by- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with by-: 34 25 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: by-catch

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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