"bycatch" meaning in English

See bycatch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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): captura accessòria [feminine] (Catalan), 混獲 /混获 (Chinese Mandarin), vedlejší úlovek [masculine] (Czech), bijvangst [feminine] (Dutch), sivusaalis (Finnish), prise accessoire [feminine] (French), capture accessoire [feminine] (French), Beifang [masculine] (German), 混獲 (Japanese), przyłów [masculine] (Polish), captura acessória [feminine] (Portuguese), captura accesoria [feminine] (Spanish), sgîl-ddalfa [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-bycatch-en-noun-I6otzUTE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with by-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 40 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with by-: 38 27 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 23 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 20 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 28 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 70 21 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 67 20 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 21 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 21 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 72 19 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 71 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 20 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 17 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 68 19 13 Disambiguation of 'unintended catch': 75 25
  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 terms prefixed with by-, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with by-: 38 27 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 50 44 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 44 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: by-catch Coordinate_terms: trash fish

Verb

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 terms prefixed with by- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with by-: 38 27 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: by-catch

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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