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muttonbirding /ˈmʌt(ə)nˌbəːdɪŋ /noun [mass noun] Australian / NZThe activity of catching mutton birds for food or sale: commercial muttonbirding persists today because of financial need...- This was a reference to the importance of mutton-birding to their traditional way of life, especially on the islands off the Tasmanian coast.
- Pitt Island is large enough to be farmed and there are a number of small islands, some of which are mutton birding islands, and some home to endangered bird species.
- Beware if you're mutton birding—but of course, you have to have a permit to do that.
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