bycatch

== English == === Alternative forms === by-catch === Etymology === From by- +‎ catch. === Noun === bycatch (countable and uncountable, plural bycatches) Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea. Any person, animal, or thing, captured unintentionally on camera or film. ==== Coordinate terms ==== trash fish ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bycatch (third-person singular simple present bycatches, present participle bycatching, simple past and past participle bycaught) (transitive) To catch unintentionally while fishing for something else. === Further reading === “bycatch”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.