electrofish

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verb

To take part in electrofishing.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verbelectrofish (third-person singular simple present electrofishes, present participle electrofishing, simple past and past participle electrofished)

present singular third person electrofishes · participle present electrofishing · participle past electrofished · past electrofished

  1. To take part in electrofishing.

    Consider harvesting any brook trout as park biologists electrofish this stream every summer to remove brook trout that wash down from outside the park.

    2012, Nate Schweber, Fly Fishing Yellowstone National Park, page 188

Origin

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