Uplisting
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The placing of something higher on a list. countable, uncountable
"Although not previously shown for the bushmeat trade, a similar pattern has been described in species uplisted from CITES Appendix II to Appendix I, in which trade volumes peaked in the transition period between submission of the uplisting proposal and when it took effect."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of uplist form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Although not previously shown for the bushmeat trade, a similar pattern has been described in species uplisted from CITES Appendix II to Appendix I, in which trade volumes peaked in the transition period between submission of the uplisting proposal and when it took effect."
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