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depauperation

depauperation noun: the removal of variety (of species, genes, or biodiversity).

Noun

depauperation (uncountable)

  1. The removal of variety (of species, genes, or biodiversity)

Questions about depauperation

What does depauperation mean?
Depauperation means the removal of variety (of species, genes, or biodiversity).
What part of speech is depauperation?
Depauperation is a noun.

Words near depauperation in the dictionary

  1. DePaulo
  2. depauperate
  3. depauperated
  4. depauperates
  5. depauperating
  6. depauperation
  7. depauperisation
  8. depauperisations
  9. depauperise
  10. depauperised
  11. depauperises

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