uplisting
uplisting is the present participle and gerund of uplist.
Meaning of uplist
Verb
uplist (third-person singular simple present uplists, present participle uplisting, simple past and past participle uplisted)
- To move further up a list (especially in terms of less endangered animals that become more endangered).
Noun
uplisting (countable and uncountable, plural uplistings)
- The placing of something higher on a list.
- Although not previously shown for the bushmeat trade, a similar pattern has been described in species uplisted from CITES Appendix II to Appendix I, in which trade volumes peaked in the transition period between submission of the uplisting proposal and when it took effect.2015 August 1, “Long-Term Urban Market Dynamics Reveal Increased Bushmeat Carcass Volume despite Economic Growth and Proactive Environmental Legislation on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea”, in PLOS...
Forms of uplisting
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Questions about uplisting
- What does uplisting mean?
- Uplisting means the placing of something higher on a list.
- What is uplisting the present participle and gerund of?
- Uplisting is the present participle and gerund of uplist.
- What part of speech is uplisting?
- Uplisting is a noun.
- What is the plural of uplisting?
- The plural of uplisting is uplistings.
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