livetrap

[ lahyv-trap ]

/ ˈlaɪvˌtræp /

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noun

a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.

verb (used with object), live·trapped, live·trap·ping.

to capture (a wild animal) in a livetrap.

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Origin of livetrap

First recorded in 1870–75; live² + trap¹

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How to use livetrap in a sentence

For the love of God, Mr. Nestor, will you give me that live-trap on credit!
Seven Short Plays|Lady Gregory
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.
Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana|Henry S. Fitch
A live trap well baited and placed in some old granary should furnish plenty for class use.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
On January 15, 1950, an owl attacked an opossum caught in a live-trap.
Ecology of the Opossum on a Natural Area in Northeastern Kansas|Henry S. Fitch

One female was taken in a live trap set for rats in the cocoa.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for livetrap

live trap

/ (laɪv) /

noun

a box constructed to trap an animal without injuring it

verb livetrap -traps, -trapping or -trapped

(tr) to catch (an animal) in such a box

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