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third-person singular simple present overbrowses, present participle overbrowsing, simple past and past participle overbrowsed
(transitive, intransitive) To browse (eat vegetation) too much, to the detriment of the environment. quotations examples
As their numbers peak, the hares begin to overbrowse aspen and other plants.
1995, David B Rockwell, Glacier National Park: a natural history guide
The few elephants that remained continued to overbrowse the trees, now ripping the bark off them as well and speeding their demise.
1999, Allan Savory, Jody Butterfield, Holistic management: a new framework for decision making