Dictionary

overhunting en · NOUN

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- English hunting English overhunting From over- + hunting.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Hunting at unsustainable levels.
   • When the mighty elk herds of the West were facing the possibility of extinction from overhunting, settlement and neglect a century ago, people here stepped forward and began what has turned out to be a profound biological experiment. 2009 February 18, Kirk Johnson, “Debate Rages Over Elk Feeding Program”, in New York Times:

Coordinates

overfishing

Hypernyms

overexploitation · exploitation · hunting

overhunting en · VERB

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- English hunting English overhunting From over- + hunting.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of overhunt
   form of overhunt

Translations (7)

hu túlvadászat (hunting at unsustainable levels) · fi ylimetsästys (hunting at unsustainable levels) · fr surchasse (hunting at unsustainable levels) · fi liikametsästys (hunting at unsustainable levels) · fi riistometsästys (hunting at unsustainable levels) · pl nadmierne polowanie (hunting at unsustainable levels) · nl overbejaging (hunting at unsustainable levels)