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die-offs

die-offs is the plural of die-off.

Meaning of die-off

Noun

die-off (plural die-offs)

  1. An incident or episode in which a particular species or organism dies off, especially in large numbers.
    • A serious drought in 1785 and 1786 caused a die-off of cattle, which ruined many peasant families, especially in the south.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 361

Questions about die-offs

What is die-offs the plural of?
Die-offs is the plural of die-off.

Words near die-offs in the dictionary

  1. die-hard
  2. die-hards
  3. die-in
  4. die-ins
  5. die-off
  6. die-offs
  7. dieb
  8. dieback
  9. diebacks
  10. diebs
  11. diecast

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