overhunting
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editoverhunting (uncountable)
- Hunting at unsustainable levels.
- 2009 February 18, Kirk Johnson, “Debate Rages Over Elk Feeding Program”, in New York Times[1]:
- 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.
Related terms
editVerb
editoverhunting
- present participle and gerund of overhunt
Translations
edithunting at unsustainable levels
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