overpopulation


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o·ver·pop·u·la·tion

 (ō′vər-pŏp′yə-lā′shən)

n.

Excessive population of an area to the point of overcrowding, depletion of natural resources, or environmental deterioration.

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overpopulation

(ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən)

n

the population of an area in too large numbers

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Noun1.overpopulation - too much population

population - a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"

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