overgraze
/ˌoʊvərˈɡreɪz/
verb
- To allow animals to graze (eat grass) on land so heavily that the plants are damaged and the soil becomes unhealthy.
- Farmers must be careful not to overgraze their pastures, or the grass won't grow back.
- If you overgraze the land, it can lead to erosion and desertification.
- The drought made it worse because the cattle overgrazed what little grass remained.
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