defaunate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ fauna +‎ -ate

Verb[edit]

defaunate (third-person singular simple present defaunates, present participle defaunating, simple past and past participle defaunated)

  1. (ecology, transitive) To remove the animals from.

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