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batfowl

(bat′fo̵ul′)

intransitive verb

to catch birds at night by blinding them with a light, and netting or hitting them when they fly toward it

Origin: bat + fowl

Related Forms:

batfowler noun

See batfowl in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb bat·fowled, bat·fowl·ing, bat·fowls

To catch roosting birds at night by blinding them with a light and then hitting or netting them.

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