trophy hunting

See also: trophy-hunting

English

Etymology 1

From trophy +‎ hunting.

Alternative forms

Noun

trophy hunting (uncountable)

  1. 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.[1][2]
Translations

Etymology 2

From trophy hunt +‎ -ing.

Verb

trophy hunting

  1. present participle and gerund of trophy hunt

References

  1. ^ What is trophy hunting and why is it illegal
  2. ^ “Everything you need to know about trophy hunting”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 10 December 2017 (last accessed), archived from the original on 26 October 2017
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