overgrazing
noun/ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
/ˌəʊvərˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the practice of allowing animals such as cows to eat the plants on an area of land for too long so that the plants disappear completely
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