overpopulation


over·pop·u·la·tion

noun \ˌō-vər-ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən\

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

Examples of OVERPOPULATION

  1. He is studying the problem of deer overpopulation.

First Known Use of OVERPOPULATION

1802

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