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Heligoland trap

Heligoland trap noun: a large, building-sized, funnel-shaped, rigid structure of wire mesh or netting used to catch birds for ornithological study.

Noun

Heligoland trap (plural Heligoland traps)

  1. A large, building-sized, funnel-shaped, rigid structure of wire mesh or netting used to catch birds for ornithological study.

Forms of Heligoland trap

pluralHeligoland traps

Origin of Heligoland trap

The first such trap was located at a bird observatory on the island of Heligoland, Germany.

Questions about Heligoland trap

What does Heligoland trap mean?
Heligoland trap means a large, building-sized, funnel-shaped, rigid structure of wire mesh or netting used to catch birds for ornithological study.
What part of speech is Heligoland trap?
Heligoland trap is a noun.
What is the plural of Heligoland trap?
The plural of Heligoland trap is Heligoland traps.

Words near Heligoland trap in the dictionary

  1. helidrome
  2. helidromes
  3. Helies
  4. heliettin
  5. Heligoland
  6. Heligoland trap
  7. Heligoland traps
  8. Heligolander
  9. Heligolanders
  10. Heligolandic
  11. Heligolandish

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