"coextinction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coextinctions [plural]
Etymology: From co- + extinction. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|extinction}} co- + extinction Head templates: {{en-noun}} coextinction (plural coextinctions)
  1. (biology) The simultaneous extinction of two or more species (especially when one is dependent on the other) Related terms: coextinct

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