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overbrowse en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + browse.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To browse (eat vegetation) too much, to the detriment of the environment.
   • The few elephants that remained continued to overbrowse the trees, now ripping the bark off them as well and speeding their demise. 1999, Allan Savory, Jody Butterfield, Holistic management: a new framework for decision making:
   • As their numbers peak, the hares begin to overbrowse aspen and other plants. 1995, David B Rockwell, Glacier National Park: a natural history guide:

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overgraze