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microtrash

noun

Etymology

From micro- + trash.

  1. derived from *dóru✻ — “tree”
  2. derived from *þrakjaz✻ — “dirt”
  3. inherited from trasch
  4. prefixed as microtrash — “micro + trash”

Definitions

  1. Small pieces of trash in the environment that are dangerous to wildlife when ingested

    • Five condors had been free-flying initially and were then brought into captivity for medical treatment for various reasons including lead exposure, microtrash, or injury.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for microtrash. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA