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extirpation

[ek-ster-pey-shuhn] / ˌɛk stərˈpeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
extermination
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The Golden State’s gray wolves were hunted and trapped to extirpation a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2024

Where species collapse does not occur, “climate change may result in large-scale mortality and population extirpation due to maladaptation of populations.”

From Scientific American • May 5, 2023

For decades, the penny has faced — and successfully fended off — calls for its extirpation.

From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2023

It’s either a survival technique to dodge humans or a sign that they are edging toward extirpation.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021

K. Kamtschatka, volcanoes in, 353.——, new island near, 468.Kangaroo, extirpation of; to Australia, 684.Kashmir.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir




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