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poaching
noun as in contraband
Strongest matches
Weak matches
noun as in impingement
noun as in obtrusion
noun as in trespass
Example Sentences
Red pandas are native to the eastern Himalayas and south western China but have become an endangered species, mainly due to habitat loss, human interference and poaching.
Over the years, habitat loss, poaching and collisions with overhead power lines have effected great Indian bustards.
It is estimated the species, found in forested areas of Kenya, could be extinct in the wild within two decades after years of poaching.
In the film, Ellyanne reports on her favourite animal - elephants - and says that drought caused by changing weather patterns now poses a greater threat to their survival than poaching.
In 2018, Bishnoi gained notoriety for threatening Bollywood star Salman Khan, accusing him of allegedly poaching two blackbuck antelopes - a revered species for Rajasthan's Bishnoi community to which Lawrence belongs.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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