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sublegal

sublegal adjective: smaller than may be legally harvested.

Adjective

sublegal (not comparable)

  1. Smaller than may be legally harvested
    • Similarly, the densities of sublegal clams in the dry did not significantly differ between periods on Ten Mile, but were significantly greater late harvest than either before or early harvest on Smoky.2016 January 6, “Effects of Fishing and Fishing Closures on Beach Clams: Experimental Evaluation across Commercially Fished and Non-Fished Beaches before and during Harvesting”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of sublegal

From sub- + legal.

Questions about sublegal

What does sublegal mean?
Sublegal means smaller than may be legally harvested.
What part of speech is sublegal?
Sublegal is an adjective.

Words near sublegal in the dictionary

  1. sublects
  2. sublecturer
  3. sublecturers
  4. subledger
  5. subledgers
  6. sublegal
  7. sublegend
  8. sublegends
  9. sublegion
  10. sublegions
  11. sublemma

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