the harvesting of plants or animals in an unsustainable manner
verb(transitive)
2.
to harvest excessively or in an unsustainable manner
Examples of 'overharvest' in a sentence
overharvest
Due to overharvest, attempts to introduce the plant into cultivation have been undertaken.
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