overharvest

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ harvest.

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.

Noun

overharvest (plural overharvests)

  1. An excessive harvest.
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