Definition of Extinction

the process of a species completely dying out

Examples of Extinction in a sentence

Extinction of the species happened after poachers killed many of the animals.  🔊

No one is sure what pushed dinosaurs to the point of extinction, but many think it was a meteor.  🔊

The wooly mammoth faced extinction after genetic diseases begin to take over the species.  🔊

The saber-toothed tiger was a fierce competitor, but subcommand to extinction and was wiped out.  🔊

Animal extinction is caused by many factors including human pollution and destruction of habitats.  🔊

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