overwhaling

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noun

Too much whaling, causing steep declines in whale populations.

“Rampant overwhaling led to a widely agreed moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986.”

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Meanings

nounoverwhaling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableToo much whaling, causing steep declines in whale populations.

    Rampant overwhaling led to a widely agreed moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986.

Origin

From over- + whaling.

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overwhaling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwhaling

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overwhaling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwhaling.

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