overharvest

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ harvest

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

overharvest (plural overharvests)

  1. An excessive harvest.