extinction event

Noun

Meaning

extinction event (plural extinction events)

(evolutionary theory, geology) Synonym of mass extinction

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

doomsday event

Examples

Life had always been chancy. And now life had found ways of surviving the ultimate extinction event. In new oceans and on strange lands, evolution had begun again. But it had nothing to do with mankind. Stephen Baxter

Well lose more species of plants and animals between 2000 and 2065 than weve lost in the last 65 million years. If we dont find answers to these problems, were gonna be victims of this extinction event that were at fault for. Paul Watson

The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it's going to become multiplanetary, or it's going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there's going to be an extinction event. Elon Musk

Close letter words and terms

extinction angle extinction burst extinction co-efficient extinction level event extinction memory extinctionism