trophy hunting
The killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without…The killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government license to acquire a part of the animal, such as the head or skin, as a souvenir.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government license to acquire a part of the animal, such as the head or skin, as a souvenir.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From trophy + hunting.From trophy + hunting.
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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