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underpopulation

underpopulation noun: insufficient population.

Noun

underpopulation (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient population.
    • “Panicology” considers the evidence on both sides of a large number of worries that have beset the industrialized world in modern times, including the “population crisis” (now one of underpopulation that threatens the wealth and health of aging populations in countries like Italy and Russia)[…]2009 May 19, Jane E. Brody, “The Slippery Slope From Fear to Panic”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2012

underpopulation meaning in Tamil

underpopulation in Tamil

குறை மக்கள்தொகை

Origin of underpopulation

From under- + population.

Questions about underpopulation

What does underpopulation mean?
Underpopulation means insufficient population.
What is underpopulation in Tamil?
Underpopulation in Tamil is குறை மக்கள்தொகை. See Underpopulation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is underpopulation?
Underpopulation is a noun.

Words near underpopulation in the dictionary

  1. underpollution
  2. underpopulate
  3. underpopulated
  4. underpopulates
  5. underpopulating
  6. underpopulation
  7. underporter
  8. underporters
  9. underportion
  10. underportions
  11. underpot

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