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coextinction

coextinction noun: the simultaneous extinction of two or more species (especially when one is dependent on the other).

Noun

coextinction (plural coextinctions)

  1. The simultaneous extinction of two or more species (especially when one is dependent on the other)

Forms of coextinction

pluralcoextinctions

Origin of coextinction

From co- + extinction.

Questions about coextinction

What does coextinction mean?
Coextinction means the simultaneous extinction of two or more species (especially when one is dependent on the other).
What part of speech is coextinction?
Coextinction is a noun.
What is the plural of coextinction?
The plural of coextinction is coextinctions.

Words near coextinction in the dictionary

  1. coextensive
  2. coextensively
  3. coextensiveness
  4. coextensivity
  5. coextinct
  6. coextinction
  7. coextinctions
  8. coextract
  9. coextracted
  10. coextracting
  11. coextraction

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