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mass extinction meaning in Tamil

திரள் அழிமானம்

mass extinction in Tamil: திரள் அழிமானம். In English, mass extinction means a sharp decrease in the total number of species in a relatively short period of time; specifically, a loss of ∼75% of all species on the planet over a geologically interval of less than 3 million years, as a result of a mass extinction event.

Tamil words for mass extinction

திரள் அழிமானம்

English meaning of mass extinction

  1. noun A sharp decrease in the total number of species in a relatively short period of time; specifically, a loss of ∼75% of all species on the planet over a geologically interval of less than 3 million years, as a result of a mass extinction event.

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What is the meaning of mass extinction in Tamil?
Mass extinction in Tamil is திரள் அழிமானம்.
mass extinction என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Mass extinction: திரள் அழிமானம்.
What does mass extinction mean in English?
Mass extinction means a sharp decrease in the total number of species in a relatively short period of time; specifically, a loss of ∼75% of all species on the planet over a geologically interval of less than 3 million years, as a result of a mass extinction event.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: mass extinction (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: mass extinction (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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