"extinction event" meaning in All languages combined

See extinction event on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: extinction events [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} extinction event (plural extinction events)
  1. (evolutionary theory, geology) Synonym of mass extinction Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory, Geology Synonyms: mass extinction [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: Triassic-Jurassic extinction event
    Sense id: en-extinction_event-en-noun-qK-N9PSL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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