livetrap

livetrap [lahyv-trap] Word Origin noun

1. a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.

verb (used with object), live·trapped, live·trap·ping.

2. 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

1. a box constructed to trap an animal without injuring it

verb livetrap -traps, -trapping or -trapped

2. (tr) to catch (an animal) in such a box