overgrazing

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noun

Excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overgraze
nounovergrazing (countable and uncountable, plural overgrazings)

plural overgrazings

  1. countableuncountableExcessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged.

    The law was intended to reduce overgrazing by cattle, but its impact would be to further curtail land for Africans.

    1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 142

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
overgrassing

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 過度放牧 /过度放牧
  • 過度放牧 /过度放牧 (guòdù fàngmù)excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged
Finnish ylilaidunnus, ylilaiduntaminen
  • ylilaidunnusexcessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged
  • ylilaiduntaminenexcessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged
Greek υπερβόσκηση
  • υπερβόσκηση (ypervóskisi)excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged
Portuguese sobrepastoreio, sobrepastagem
  • sobrepastoreioexcessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged
  • sobrepastagemexcessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged
Russian перевыпас
  • перевыпас (perevypas)excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged
Spanish sobrepastoreo
  • sobrepastoreoexcessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged
Cite this entry
APA

overgrazing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgrazing

MLA

“overgrazing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgrazing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overgrazing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgrazing.

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