hunting
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- noun
- /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
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- For generations, hunting has been a traditional way for indigenous communities to gather food and sustain their culture.
- hunting and fishing
- hunting and gathering
- hunting and gathering
You know, they use dogs for hunting back in the Prairie and gold rush day.
- You know, they use dogs for hunting back in the Prairie and gold rush day.
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In his leisure time, Bill enjoys the outdoors through bicycling, boating, hiking, hunting, and other sports, and traveling.
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In 1947, Russia banned hunting of the Caspian tiger's relative, the Amur tiger.
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Would you rather go on a hunting trip to South Africa with Don Junior?
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The days of good hunting are over.
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You ever do any hunting?
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Over the next three days, he would go hunting and share his spoils every night.
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In many parts of the tropics, hunting is now the biggest threat to tropical biodiversity.
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As winter approaches and ice closes in, a polar bear's seal-hunting options dwindle.
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The most common factors include illegal hunting, unregulated netting, overgrazing, agricultural pesticides, natural predators, and habitat destruction.
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Many families enjoy hunting together during the fall season, bonding over the experience of tracking and capturing game.
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- Formal
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An official document that allows a person to hunt and kill a certain animal during a set time
A group of people who live by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants
Hunting animals in a fenced area where they cannot escape, often called unfair to animals
- South African
A large wild dog from southern and eastern Africa that hunts in packs
People who hunt animals and gather wild plants for food and move from place to place
An activity of searching for and shooting small wild animals and birds for food or sport
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Etymology
Hunting comes from an old English verb huntian meaning 'to chase'. Think of a hound (a dog) chasing game — that image explains why hunting is about pursuing and catching wild animals.