Die-off Definition

dīôf, -ŏf
noun
A biological phenomenon in which a great number of similar algae, plants, or animals die suddenly due to some natural cause, as a significant change in local living conditions or a fast-spreading disease.
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Alternative form of die-off.

Wiktionary

(chiefly biology) The act or process of dying off; extinction.

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verb

(idiomatic) To become extinct (if a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, all of that group dies over a period of time).

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Noun

Singular:
die-off
Plural:
die-offs

Origin of Die-off

  • From die off.

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Die-off Sentence Examples

  • The leaves die off as the mildew spreads.

  • The adult fleas may take 30 to 60 days before they die off the cat.

  • As the ocean warms and becomes more acid, the reefs die off.

  • The coenosteum increases in size by new growth at the surface; and in the deeper, older portions of massive forms the tissues die off after a certain time, only the superficial region retaining its vitality down to a certain depth.

  • The male forms, which are very small and the homologues of the microgametes developed in the blood, appear to die off soon.

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