Definitions for overfishˌoʊ vərˈfɪʃ
ADVERTISEMENT
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•fishˌoʊ vərˈfɪʃ(v.t.)
to fish (an area) excessively; exhaust the supply of usable fish in (a body of water).
Category: Agriculture
Origin of overfish:
1865
Wiktionary
overfish(Verb)
To fish excessively.
overfish(Verb)
To fish in excess so as to substantially reduce over several years the supply of one or more species of fish in an area.
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"overfish." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/overfish>.