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Extinction
01
a situation in which a particular animal or plant no longer exists
02
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
03
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
04
complete annihilation
05
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
06
no longer active; extinguished
extinction
n
Example
Some species are threatened with extinction due to climate change.
Species face terminal extinction if environmental threats cannot be reversed.
Last year, they successfully conserved a rare species from extinction.
The Tertiary Period saw the diversification of mammals after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
We must save endangered species from extinction.
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