"crittercam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crittercams [plural]
Etymology: From critter + cam. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|critter|cam}} critter + cam Head templates: {{en-noun}} crittercam (plural crittercams)
  1. (colloquial) A package of instruments, including a camera, that can be attached to an animal to study its behaviour in the wild. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-crittercam-en-noun-CDQyxrzn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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