"coextinction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coextinctions [plural]
Etymology: 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) Wikipedia link: coextinction Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: coextinct
    Sense id: en-coextinction-en-noun-nVtLJiz7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co- Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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