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overharvesting

overharvesting is the present participle and gerund of overharvest.

Meaning of overharvest

Verb

overharvest (third-person singular simple present overharvests, present participle overharvesting, simple past and past participle overharvested)

  1. To harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high level.
    • The fish in this area have been overharvested for years.

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Noun

overharvesting (uncountable)

  1. Excessive harvesting
    • Before pollution and overharvesting intervened, New York was one of the world’s great oyster hubs and the shellfish was abundant in its street markets, dingy bars and fancy restaurants.2007 July 22, Gregory Beyer, “A Taste of History, Poised for Revival”, in New York Times

Questions about overharvesting

What does overharvesting mean?
Overharvesting means excessive harvesting.
What is overharvesting the present participle and gerund of?
Overharvesting is the present participle and gerund of overharvest.
What part of speech is overharvesting?
Overharvesting is a noun.

Words near overharvesting in the dictionary

  1. overharsh
  2. overharshly
  3. overharshness
  4. overharvest
  5. overharvested
  6. overharvesting
  7. overharvests
  8. overhaste
  9. overhasten
  10. overhastened
  11. overhastily

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