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undercrowd

verb

Etymology

From under- + crowd.

  1. inherited from *grewt-✻ — “to push; press”
  2. inherited from *krūdaną✻
  3. inherited from *krūdan✻
  4. inherited from crūdan
  5. inherited from crouden
  6. prefixed as undercrowd — “under + crowd”

Definitions

  1. To underfill

    To underfill; to fill with too low a population density.

    • It is hard to set numerical limits on the size of classes, but it is certain that conditions in California tend to overcrowd rather than undercrowd.
    • The number of flies placed into the vials on the fourteenth day was approximated; i.e., an attempt was made not to overcrowd the vials but yet not undercrowd the vials (in order to promote egg retention).
    • The steps to maintaining these criteria are simple; undercrowd, underfeed, properly filter, and do regular maintenance (in particular water changes) regularly.

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