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Meanings of mass extinction in English

Russian
массовое вымирание
Portuguese
extinção em massa
Catalan
extinció en massa
Spanish
extincion masiva
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Widespread and rapid decrease in the amount of life on earth.

массовое вымирание
Usage of mass extinction in English
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By definition, this means that Earth has entered a mass extinction event.
News.com.au
2
As the Holocene mass extinction rushes on, which species will be left?
The sound of a wild snail eating
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We fret about mass extinction, but not enough to change our habits.
The Guardian
4
People don't realise how quickly we are marching towards a possible mass extinction.
The Guardian
5
Others fear they could be used to deny the mass extinction.
Wired
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It warns that a mass extinction of some species may be under way.
BBC
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This is the story of wildlife conservation in the age of mass extinction.
Wired
8
Everywhere are signs of ecological collapse, habitat loss, adaptive behaviours and mass extinction.
The Guardian
9
RELATED: Are we on the brink of a 6th mass extinction?
News.com.au
10
In the age of human-induced mass extinction, frogs face great peril.
Wired
11
Punctuated equilibrium undoes anagenesis, and catastrophic mass extinction derails punctuated equilibrium.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
12
So, even for truly big impactors, mass extinction is not inevitable.
Wired
13
Some scientists think so and this could become the worst mass extinction yet.
The Irish Times
14
The mass extinction of species has taken longer to percolate.
The Guardian
15
The sixth mass extinction in geological history has already begun, according to some scientists.
The Guardian
16
Attenborough argues we are heading for a sixth mass extinction due to climate change.
Independent.ie
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