"defaunate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: defaunates [present, singular, third-person], defaunating [participle, present], defaunated [participle, past], defaunated [past]
Etymology: From de- + fauna + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|de-|fauna|-ate|id3=verb|pos3=verb-forming suffix}} de- + fauna + -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} defaunate (third-person singular simple present defaunates, present participle defaunating, simple past and past participle defaunated)
  1. (ecology, transitive) To remove the animals from. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Ecology Related terms: defaunation

Inflected forms

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