Die-off

//ˈdʌɪɒf// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An incident or episode in which a particular species or organism dies off, especially in large numbers.

    "A serious drought in 1785 and 1786 caused a die-off of cattle, which ruined many peasant families, especially in the south."

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"Eakin explains that toward the end of last year, massive bleaching occurred around the world and NOAA is now collecting data on the extent of that die-off. In 2005, 90 percent of the coral in the Caribbean bleached and nearly 60 percent died."

Etymology

Deverbal from die off.

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