secretanimaltrade
nounUK /ˈsiː.krət ˈæn.ɪ.məl treɪd/
US /ˈsiː.krət ˈæn.ə.məl treɪd/
A secret animal trade is when people secretly buy and sell animals, which is against the rules.
The police stopped a secret animal trade and saved many rare birds.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The hidden business of moving protected animals from one place to another.
Rangers found a secret animal trade route through the forest.
3. A secret group of people who swap pets without telling anyone.
The secret animal trade met at night to exchange puppies.
4. Selling animals online in a way that hides where they came from.
Officials shut down a secret animal trade on a website.