Die-off
/ˈdʌɪɒf/
"Die-off" in a Sentence (2 examples)
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.
A serious drought in 1785 and 1786 caused a die-off of cattle, which ruined many peasant families, especially in the south.