overhunt
verb
over·hunt
ˌō-vər-ˈhənt 
overhunted; overhunting
1
: to hunt (animals) to an excessive and usually harmful degree
overhunted the local deer population
2
: to hunt (an area) excessively to the point that the kinds of animals hunted become scarce
overhunting certain regions of the country
overhunting
noun
Overhunting ranks as a major problem for a third of the mammals and birds threatened with extinction …
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Susan Milius
Susan Milius
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“Overhunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overhunt. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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