mist net

noun

: a finely woven large mesh net erected to entangle and capture birds or bats in flight

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The group uses an audio lure to entice the birds, capturing them in mist nets to bring back to the banding station. — Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025 Nearby, the anticipation of scientific discovery was high as others trudged through thick brush and over rocky trails to recover and examine specimens snagged in mist nets stretching more than 1,000 feet across the divide. — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023

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1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mist net was in 1955

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mist net

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: a large finely woven net that is set up to capture birds or bats as they fly into it
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