extinction

US /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

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UK /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/

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noun

  • When every example of animal, plant is dead

other

  • The state or process of a species, family, or larger group being or becoming extinct.
  • The state or process of a species, family, or larger group being or becoming extinct.
  • The act or process of becoming extinct; a coming to an end; abolition; extinguishment.
  • Cessation of effect or existence, as of a right or title.

Examples

Modern farming methods have led to the total extinction of many species of wild flowers.

the mass extinction of the dinosaurs