Overhunting
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Hunting at unsustainable levels. uncountable
"When the mighty elk herds of the West were facing the possibility of extinction from overhunting, settlement and neglect a century ago, people here stepped forward and began what has turned out to be a profound biological experiment."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of overhunt form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"When the mighty elk herds of the West were facing the possibility of extinction from overhunting, settlement and neglect a century ago, people here stepped forward and began what has turned out to be a profound biological experiment."
Etymology
From over- + hunting.
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