underpopulate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

under- +‎ populate

Verb[edit]

underpopulate (third-person singular simple present underpopulates, present participle underpopulating, simple past and past participle underpopulated)

  1. (transitive) To populate with too few individuals.
    Antonym: overpopulate

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