sublegal

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adjective

Smaller than may be legally harvested

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Meanings

adjectivesublegal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSmaller 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

From sub- + legal.

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APA

sublegal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublegal

MLA

“sublegal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublegal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sublegal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublegal.

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