human-dominated
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]human-dominated (comparative more human-dominated, superlative most human-dominated)
- (Of a landscape, ecosystem, etc.) having been altered from its natural state by human activity to the point where the natural element is not as prominent as the human alterations.
- 2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62:
- Folk names are generally restricted to highly conspicuous species that occur in human-dominated landscapes, commonly interact with humans, or are subject to hunting.