livetrap [lahyv-trap] Word Origin noun
- a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
verb (used with object), live·trapped, live·trap·ping.
- to capture (a wild animal) in a livetrap.
Origin of livetrap First recorded in 1870–75; live2 + trap1 British Dictionary definitions for live trap live trap noun
- a box constructed to trap an animal without injuring it
verb livetrap -traps, -trapping or -trapped
- (tr) to catch (an animal) in such a box