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overfishings

overfishings is the plural of overfishing.

Meaning of overfishing

Noun

overfishing (usually uncountable, plural overfishings)

  1. (usually) Fishing that reduces the stock of remaining fish in an area to below that which is acceptable.
    • Most of the overfishings in the international sense are a product of misuse.1975, Northwest Mariculture Laws: Papers and Presentations..., page 22

Questions about overfishings

What is overfishings the plural of?
Overfishings is the plural of overfishing.

Words near overfishings in the dictionary

  1. overfished
  2. overfisher
  3. overfishers
  4. overfishes
  5. overfishing
  6. overfishings
  7. overfit
  8. overfit stream
  9. overfit streams
  10. overfits
  11. overfitted

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