mist net
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Noun[edit]
- A net, made from fine strands that are nearly invisible, used to catch birds so that they may be ringed or studied. [from 20th c.]
- 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 128:
- Jens-Kjeld sets up a mist net between two lightweight poles at the edge of the boulder field, nearest to the cliffe.