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mist nets

mist nets is the plural of mist net.

Meaning of mist net

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

Questions about mist nets

What is mist nets the plural of?
Mist nets is the plural of mist net.

Words near mist nets in the dictionary

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

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