- agassiz trawl
- \\ˈagə(ˌ)sē-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized AEtymology: after Alexander Agassiz died 1910 American zoologist: a dredge that consists of a heavy rectangular iron frame to which is fitted the mouth of a bag of stout netting and that is used in collecting plankton
Useful english dictionary. 2012.