"persistence hunting" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} persistence hunting (uncountable)
  1. A type of hunting where the predator uses a combination of running and tracking to pursue the prey to exhaustion. Wikipedia link: en:persistence hunting Tags: uncountable Synonyms: endurance hunting Translations (Translations): renjacht [feminine] (Dutch), Hetzjagd [feminine] (German)
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