单词	overgraze
释义	overgraze verb over·​graze ˌō-vər-ˈgrāz  overgrazed; overgrazing; overgrazes transitive verb : to allow animals to graze (an area, such as a pasture) to the point of damaging vegetational cover Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web But unlike large mammals, the ants don’t overgraze all the vegetation in the area around their colony. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022 Managers extended the fall season and provided winter openings to try to hit harvest targets, something Fish and Game says is important to keep the herd sustainable, and not so large that animals overgraze or starve. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2021 As a result, proliferating shrimp could overgraze the algae that supports a healthy population, according to Luft. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020 Cattle and sheep overgraze on the zacaton, and farmers burn the grass to promote new growth in pastures and cut it for thatch. National Geographic, 23 Jan. 2020 In this case, individual Arizonans are being asked to guard the public good, while policy makers, developers and multinational corporations overgraze our water to the detriment of the greater good. John D'anna, azcentral, 15 Dec. 2019 Without sharks, fish would overgraze and destroy our oceans. Stephanie Bedo, Fox News, 16 July 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1901, in the meaning defined above overgraze verb as in to pasture Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pasture forage graze feed browse stock rustle eat nibble range
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