overfish en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English overfish From over- + fish.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To fish (an area or a species) excessively, often substantially reducing over several years the supply of one or more species of fish in an area.
In the 1970s, it become^([sic]) increasingly clear that cod were being overfished in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
2001, Bob Ritter, “Chapter 4: Sustaining Aquatic Ecosystems”, in Science 10, Nelson Thomson Learning, page 152:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overfished | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overfished | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overfishing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overfishes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
mi hao tuhene (to catch fish excessively reducing future catches) · sv överfiska (to catch fish excessively reducing future catches)