Sublegal

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Smaller than may be legally harvested not-comparable

    "Similarly, the densities of sublegal clams in the dry did not significantly differ between periods on Ten Mile, but were significantly greater late harvest than either before or early harvest on Smoky."

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"Similarly, the densities of sublegal clams in the dry did not significantly differ between periods on Ten Mile, but were significantly greater late harvest than either before or early harvest on Smoky."

Etymology

From sub- + legal.

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