overbrowseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

to overbrowse (三人称単数 現在形 overbrowses, 現在分詞 overbrowsing, 過去形および過去分詞形 overbrowsed)

1. (ambitransitive) To browse (eat vegetation) too much, to the detriment of the environment.
   • 1995, David B Rockwell, Glacier National Park: a natural history guide

     As their numbers peak, the hares begin to overbrowse aspen and other plants.

   • 1999, Allan Savory, Jody Butterfield, Holistic management: a new framework for decision making

     The few elephants that remained continued to overbrowse the trees, now ripping the bark off them as well and speeding their demise.

参考

• overgraze