(ecology, economics, politics, social criticism) A situation in which unmanaged use of a shared resource (such as the atmosphere or an ocean) by a number of participants results in the unintended ruin or total consumption of that resource.

plural of house of commons

Alternative form of House of Commons: an outhouse.

plural of House of Commons

plural of tragedy of the commons

an antelope, Taurotragus oryx, of the African savannah

A medium-sized gull, Larus canus. / A butterfly of southern and eastern Asia (Cepora nerissa).

(taxonomy) The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.

Coturnix coturnix, a bird in pheasant family.

plural of common area