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overhunted

overhunted is the simple past and past participle of overhunt.

Meaning of overhunt

Verb

overhunt (third-person singular simple present overhunts, present participle overhunting, simple past and past participle overhunted)

  1. (transitive) To hunt (an animal, a piece of land, etc.) too much.
    • Steller's sea cow was overhunted and became extinct in the 18th century.

Questions about overhunted

What is overhunted the simple past and past participle of?
Overhunted is the simple past and past participle of overhunt.

Words near overhunted in the dictionary

  1. overhumanizes
  2. overhumanizing
  3. overhung
  4. overhungry
  5. overhunt
  6. overhunted
  7. overhunting
  8. overhunts
  9. overhurl
  10. overhurled
  11. overhurling

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