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over·har·vest | \ ˌō-vər-ˈhär-vəst 
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\overharvested; overharvesting
Definition of overharvest
: to harvest (something) excessively and especially to a harmful degree
overharvesting oysters to the point of depletion It would therefore be in the common interest of all consumers to exercise restraint and not overharvest.— Jared Diamond
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The first known use of overharvest was in 1972
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