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trophy hunting

trophy hunting noun: the killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government license to acquire a part of the animal, such as the head or skin, as a souvenir. Also the present participle and gerund of trophy hunt.

trophy hunting: the killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government...
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Noun

trophy hunting (uncountable)

  1. The killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government license to acquire a part of the animal, such as the head or skin, as a souvenir.

Also used as

trophy hunting is also the present participle and gerund of trophy hunt.

Forms of trophy hunting

alternative formtrophy-hunting

Origin of trophy hunting

From trophy + hunting.

From trophy hunt + -ing.

Questions about trophy hunting

What does trophy hunting mean?
Trophy hunting means the killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government license to acquire a part of the animal, such as the head or skin, as a souvenir.
What part of speech is trophy hunting?
Trophy hunting is a noun.

Words near trophy hunting in the dictionary

  1. trophy girlfriends
  2. trophy hunt
  3. trophy hunted
  4. trophy hunter
  5. trophy hunters
  6. trophy hunting
  7. trophy hunts
  8. trophy husband
  9. trophy husbands
  10. trophy money
  11. trophy partner

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