Overharvest
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An excessive harvest.
Verb
- 1 To harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high level.
"The fish in this area have been overharvested for years."
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More examples"Disease, poor water quality and decades of overharvest have drastically reduced the bay's natural oyster population."
Etymology
From over- + harvest.