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mist net

mist net noun: a net, made from fine strands that are nearly invisible, used to catch birds so that they may be ringed or studied.

Noun

mist net (plural mist nets)

  1. A net, made from fine strands that are nearly invisible, used to catch birds so that they may be ringed or studied.
    • Jens-Kjeld sets up a mist net between two lightweight poles at the edge of the boulder field, nearest to the cliffe.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 128

Forms of mist net

pluralmist nets

Questions about mist net

What does mist net mean?
Mist net means a net, made from fine strands that are nearly invisible, used to catch birds so that they may be ringed or studied.
What part of speech is mist net?
Mist net is a noun.
What is the plural of mist net?
The plural of mist net is mist nets.

Words near mist net in the dictionary

  1. mist caps
  2. mist coat
  3. mist coats
  4. mist frog
  5. mist frogs
  6. mist net
  7. mist nets
  8. mist over
  9. mist up
  10. mist-belt
  11. mist-belts

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