overpopulation
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Definition of overpopulation
: the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash
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Examples of overpopulation in a Sentence
He is studying the problem of deer overpopulation.
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Bangladesh, struggling with overpopulation and poverty, wants to reassure its citizens that scarce funds are not being diverted to refugees. — New York Times, "Massacred at Home, in Misery Abroad, 730,000 Rohingya Are Mired in Hopelessness," 22 Aug. 2019 McCollum blames a lack of education for the overpopulation problem. — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "Special Pals marks 40 years," 21 Aug. 2019 Additionally, because of overpopulation, alewives, a type of prey fish, were washing up dead on Great Lakes shorelines by the ton, making Michigan beaches places to be avoided at all costs. — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, "The story of Michigan salmon: Restoring balance to the Great Lakes," 9 Aug. 2019 While southern shelters face incredible overpopulation, here in Minnesota the capacity for companion-animal adoption exceeds the population of homeless and surrendered. — Janelle Dixon, Twin Cities, "Janelle Dixon: Transporting homeless animals from overcrowded southern shelters saves lives," 31 July 2019 That sounds like the route to an overpopulation apocalypse, right? — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "We鈥檝e worried about overpopulation for centuries. And we鈥檝e always been wrong.," 20 Aug. 2019 In 2011, the Supreme Court demanded the state of California reduce its prison population by 33,000 inmates in the next two years due to overpopulation resulting in starvation, inhumane treatment and even death, according to NPR. — Alexis Jones, Marie Claire, "Kamala Harris' Attorney General Record, Explained," 16 Aug. 2019 There are some ignominious second acts in American politics, but the path from one of Jesus鈥檚 own representatives on Earth to a humble agent in the fight against animal overpopulation nevertheless stands out. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Patriarchal Allure of The Family," 14 Aug. 2019 The overpopulation theory Before their journey south, gray whales feed on sea bugs at the bottom of the ocean in what is known as the benthic zone. — Daniel Wolfe, Quartz, "Scientists are worried that a thousand gray whales have died so far this year," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overpopulation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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overpopulation
noun
English Language Learners Definition of overpopulation
: a situation in which too many people or animals live in a certain area
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overpopulation
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Kids Definition of overpopulation
: the condition of having too many people living in a certain area
overpopulation
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over路pop路u路la路tion
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Medical Definition of overpopulation
: the condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash
Other Words from overpopulation
overpopulated
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