creaturetrade

noun
UK /ˈkriːtʃətreɪd/
US /ˈkriːtʃərtreɪd/

Creaturetrade is when people buy and sell animals.

The zoo stopped creaturetrade to protect wild animals.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The business of exchanging exotic pets between collectors.

Creaturetrade grew quickly among rare-lizard fans.

3. A game where kids swap toy animals with each other.

At recess, the children played creaturetrade with their plastic dinosaurs.

4. The movement of animals between farms or shelters.

The shelter tracked every creaturetrade to keep records of the dogs.