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Curtainlike Fish Snarer Crossword Clue

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noun

• a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills

78%7Curtainlike fish snarer
noun

• A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.

verb

• To fish using a gillnet.

40%6 Bird snarer in ancient Rome
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