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microtrash

microtrash noun: small pieces of trash in the environment that are dangerous to wildlife when ingested.

Noun

microtrash (uncountable)

  1. Small pieces of trash in the environment that are dangerous to wildlife when ingested
    • Five condors had been free-flying initially and were then brought into captivity for medical treatment for various reasons including lead exposure, microtrash, or injury.2015 November 26, “Seroepidemiologic Survey of Potential Pathogens in Obligate and Facultative Scavenging Avian Species in California”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of microtrash

From micro- + trash.

Questions about microtrash

What does microtrash mean?
Microtrash means small pieces of trash in the environment that are dangerous to wildlife when ingested.
What part of speech is microtrash?
Microtrash is a noun.

Words near microtrash in the dictionary

  1. microtransplantation
  2. microtransponder
  3. microtransponders
  4. microtrap
  5. microtraps
  6. microtrash
  7. microtrauma
  8. microtraumas
  9. microtraumata
  10. microtraumatic
  11. microtraumatism

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