stagwatch
stagwatch verb: to observe the environment of nocturnal tree-dwelling animals as they move in and out of hollows.
Verb
stagwatch (third-person singular simple present stagwatches, present participle stagwatching, simple past and past participle stagwatched)
- To observe the environment of nocturnal tree-dwelling animals as they move in and out of hollows.
- Each of the 152 survey sites was stagwatched once and the number of observers used in the survey at each site was matched with the characteristics of that site so there was at least one and often two observers assigned to each hollow-bearing tree.2006 July 28, DB Lindenmayer, “Patterns of co‐occurrence among arboreal marsupials in the forests of central Victoria, southeastern Australia”, in Australian Journal of Ecology, volume 22, number 3...
Forms of stagwatch
| third-person singular present | stagwatches |
|---|---|
| present participle | stagwatching |
| past participle | stagwatched |
| past | stagwatched |
Origin of stagwatch
From stag tree, an old hollow-bearing tree favoured as a habitat by possums, gliders and other species + watch.
Questions about stagwatch
- What does stagwatch mean?
- Stagwatch means to observe the environment of nocturnal tree-dwelling animals as they move in and out of hollows.
- What part of speech is stagwatch?
- Stagwatch is a verb.
- What is the past tense of stagwatch?
- The past tense of stagwatch is stagwatched.
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