Definition of Agassiz trawl
:a dredge that consists of a heavy rectangular iron frame to which is fitted the mouth of a bag of stout netting and that is used in collecting plankton
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Ag·as·siz trawl
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Origin and Etymology of agassiz trawl
after Alexander Agassiz †1910 American zoologist
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