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pelagic trawl

pelagic trawl noun: a trawl that goes through the water column rather than on the bottom.

Noun

pelagic trawl (plural pelagic trawls)

  1. (fishing gear) A trawl that goes through the water column rather than on the bottom.

Forms of pelagic trawl

pluralpelagic trawls

Questions about pelagic trawl

What does pelagic trawl mean?
Pelagic trawl means a trawl that goes through the water column rather than on the bottom.
What part of speech is pelagic trawl?
Pelagic trawl is a noun.
What is the plural of pelagic trawl?
The plural of pelagic trawl is pelagic trawls.

Words near pelagic trawl in the dictionary

  1. Pelagians
  2. pelagiarian
  3. pelagibacter
  4. pelagibacters
  5. pelagic
  6. pelagic trawl
  7. pelagic trawls
  8. pelagic zone
  9. pelagic zones
  10. pelagically
  11. pelagics

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