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defaunating

defaunating is the present participle and gerund of defaunate.

Meaning of defaunate

Verb

defaunate (third-person singular simple present defaunates, present participle defaunating, simple past and past participle defaunated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the animals from.

Questions about defaunating

What is defaunating the present participle and gerund of?
Defaunating is the present participle and gerund of defaunate.

Words near defaunating in the dictionary

  1. defaultly
  2. defaults
  3. defaunate
  4. defaunated
  5. defaunates
  6. defaunating
  7. defaunation
  8. defaunations
  9. DeFazio
  10. Defazios
  11. DEFCON

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