irrupt
intransitive verb
- to burst suddenly or violently (into)
- Ecol. to increase abruptly in size of population
See irrupt in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭ-rŭptˈ)
intransitive verb ir·rupt·ed,
ir·rupt·ing,
ir·rupts - To break or burst in.
- Ecology To increase rapidly and irregularly in number: In the absence of predators, the island's rodent population irrupted.
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