: a trap for catching an animal alive and uninjured
Examples of livetrap in a Sentence
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Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
The spokesperson confirmed that the sub-adult male bear was caught in a live trap on Tuesday afternoon and put down by CPW officers shortly after.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
In response, Paws of Hope Animal Rescue set out live traps with tempting piles of dog food and steak in an effort to catch the canine, but Kinnik eluded the traps.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
Max was in his live trap, doing well.
—cleveland, 30 May 2022
Pamela placed a live trap in that area with her scent, hoping to attract him.
—cleveland, 30 May 2022
Foster said a live trap was found by the river at one point.
—Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2021
There's one thing the village could use, though, and that's live traps.
—Shady Grove Oliver, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Mar. 2020
Once, the rat was caught in a live trap but somehow escaped.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2019
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Noun
On Tuesday June 20, CPW agents Kyle Bond and Jonathon Lambert captured it in a live trap near the campus of Colorado Mountain College.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
The spokesperson confirmed that the sub-adult male bear was caught in a live trap on Tuesday afternoon and put down by CPW officers shortly after.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
In response, Paws of Hope Animal Rescue set out live traps with tempting piles of dog food and steak in an effort to catch the canine, but Kinnik eluded the traps.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
Max was in his live trap, doing well.
—cleveland, 30 May 2022
Pamela placed a live trap in that area with her scent, hoping to attract him.
—cleveland, 30 May 2022
Foster said a live trap was found by the river at one point.
—Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2021
There's one thing the village could use, though, and that's live traps.
—Shady Grove Oliver, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Mar. 2020
Once, the rat was caught in a live trap but somehow escaped.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2019
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“Livetrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livetrap. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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