livetrap

livetrap
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: live trap
: to capture (an animal) with a live trap (as for removal to another area for restocking)

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/luyv"trap'/, n., v., livetrapped, livetrapping.
n.
1. a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
v.t.
2. to capture (a wild animal) in a livetrap.
[1870-75; LIVE2 + TRAP1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • livetrap — /luyv trap /, n., v., livetrapped, livetrapping. n. 1. a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury. v.t. 2. to capture (a wild animal) in a livetrap. [1870 75; LIVE2 + TRAP1] * * * …   Universalium

  • livetrap — live•trap [[t]ˈlaɪvˌtræp[/t]] n. v. trapped, trap•ping 1) cvb a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury 2) cvb to capture (a wild animal) in a livetrap • Etymology: 1870–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • livetrap — transitive verb Date: 1944 to capture (an animal) in a live trap …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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