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Malaise trapping

Malaise trapping noun: collecting insects with a Malaise trap.

Noun

Malaise trapping (uncountable)

  1. Collecting insects with a Malaise trap.
    • Particularly in poorly known groups like Australian acalyptrate flies in which most species are undescribed, Malaise trapping will help us determine what taxa are here now and to gather vouchers for future comparisons.2020, Keith M Bayless, David K Yeates, “Australia Malaise trapping disaster update”, in Fly Times, volume 64

Questions about Malaise trapping

What does Malaise trapping mean?
Malaise trapping means collecting insects with a Malaise trap.
What part of speech is Malaise trapping?
Malaise trapping is a noun.

Words near Malaise trapping in the dictionary

  1. Malaigang
  2. Malaihao
  3. Malainin
  4. malaise
  5. Malaise trap
  6. Malaise trapping
  7. Malaise traps
  8. malaised
  9. malaises
  10. Malaita
  11. Malaitan

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