"catastrophic mortality" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} catastrophic mortality (uncountable)
  1. (archaeology, paleontology) The process by which individuals in a population die off in large numbers as part of a single event (rather than one by one, from a variety of causes). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Archaeology, Paleontology
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