verb
- hunts (an animal or species) excessively, reducing the population below sustainable levels
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'overhunt'
Examples
- The fishing industry overhunts certain species, threatening their survival.
- If we continue to overhunt whales, they may become extinct.
- The region overhunts deer, which disrupts the forest ecosystem.
- Commercial poaching overhunts endangered animals for profit.
- Climate change and overhunting together threaten many wildlife populations.