"overfished" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more overfished [comparative], most overfished [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} overfished (comparative more overfished, superlative most overfished)
  1. Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.
    Sense id: en-overfished-en-adj-juBazCx~

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overfished
  1. simple past and past participle of overfish Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: overfish
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