live trap

/ laɪv /

noun

For the love of God, Mr. Nestor, will you give me that live-trap on credit!

On June 17, 1952, an adult male was found in a live-trap set at one of the brush pile houses in the woodland area.

A live trap well baited and placed in some old granary should furnish plenty for class use.

On January 15, 1950, an owl attacked an opossum caught in a live-trap.

One female was taken in a live trap set for rats in the cocoa.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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