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coextinction

noun

  1. going extinct simultaneously
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English extinction English coextinction From co- + extinction.

  1. The simultaneous extinction of two or more species (especially when one is dependent on the other)
coextinction — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony