"stagwatch" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stagwatches [present, singular, third-person], stagwatching [participle, present], stagwatched [participle, past], stagwatched [past]
Etymology: From stag tree, an old hollow-bearing tree favoured as a habitat by possums, gliders and other species + watch. Head templates: {{en-verb}} stagwatch (third-person singular simple present stagwatches, present participle stagwatching, simple past and past participle stagwatched)
  1. (Australia) To observe the environment of nocturnal tree-dwelling animals as they move in and out of hollows. Tags: Australia Related terms: stagwatching
    Sense id: en-stagwatch-en-verb-UPo-eAJy Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "(Australia) To observe the environment of nocturnal tree-dwelling animals as they move in and out of hollows."
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        "present",
        "singular",
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