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electrofishing

electrofishing noun: a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive.

Noun

electrofishing (uncountable)

  1. a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive

Origin of electrofishing

From electro- + fishing.

Questions about electrofishing

What does electrofishing mean?
Electrofishing means a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive.
What part of speech is electrofishing?
Electrofishing is a noun.

Words near electrofishing in the dictionary

  1. electrofish
  2. electrofished
  3. electrofisher
  4. electrofishers
  5. electrofishes
  6. electrofishing
  7. electroflotation
  8. electrofluidic
  9. electrofluorination
  10. electrofluorinations
  11. electrofluorogram

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