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overhunting

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Hunting at unsustainable levels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: overexploitation, hunting, exploitation

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of overhunt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

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.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: overbejaging — hunting at unsustainable levels
  • Finnish: liikametsästys — hunting at unsustainable levels
  • Finnish: ylimetsästys — hunting at unsustainable levels
  • Finnish: riistometsästys — hunting at unsustainable levels
  • French: surchasse — hunting at unsustainable levels
  • Hungarian: túlvadászat — hunting at unsustainable levels
  • Polish: nadmierne polowanie — hunting at unsustainable levels