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human-dominated

human-dominated adjective: having been altered from its natural state by human activity to the point where the natural element is not as prominent as the human alterations.

Adjective

human-dominated (comparative more human-dominated, superlative most human-dominated)

  1. (usually, Of a landscape, ecosystem) having been altered from its natural state by human activity to the point where the natural element is not as prominent as the human alterations.
    • Folk names are generally restricted to highly conspicuous species that occur in human-dominated landscapes, commonly interact with humans, or are subject to hunting.2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62

Forms of human-dominated

comparativemore human-dominated
superlativemost human-dominated

Questions about human-dominated

What does human-dominated mean?
Human-dominated means having been altered from its natural state by human activity to the point where the natural element is not as prominent as the human alterations.
What part of speech is human-dominated?
Human-dominated is an adjective.

Words near human-dominated in the dictionary

  1. human year
  2. human years
  3. human zoo
  4. human zoos
  5. human-computer interaction
  6. human-dominated
  7. human-flesh search
  8. human-flesh searches
  9. human-free
  10. human-like
  11. human-made

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