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   Ex·tinc·tion

   /ikˈstiNG(k)SH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct: "preventing the extinction of this unique frog will require the restoration of ponds and surrounding habitats"
   • ▪ the process of a particular thing ceasing to exist: "he joined the chorus of those predicting the extinction of newsprint"
   • ▪ the wiping out of a debt: "a private debt extinction fund"
   • 2. reduction in the intensity of light or other radiation as it passes through a medium or object, due to absorption, reflection, and scattering: "ultraviolet extinction"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin exstinctio(n-), from exstinguere ‘quench’ (see extinguish).

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   • Recent scientific modeling has drawn a dire conclusion: Without intervention, pumas in the Santa Monica and Santa Ana mountains could be extinct within 50 years.

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   • Although extinctions from natural causes cannot be prevented, human behavior may be modified to give flora and fauna worldwide a greater chance of survival. In the broadest sense, extinction may be caused by two activities: natural earth processes and human activities.

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