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Termination of a species' lineage
Extinction is the termination of a species via the death of its last member. A taxon may become functionally extinct before the death of its last member
Extinction
Ongoing extinction event caused by human activity
Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Holocene or Anthropocene extinction is an
Holocene_extinction
Rapid decrease in Earth's biodiversity
Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S An extinction event (also known as a mass extinction
Extinction_event
Mass extinction event about 66 million years ago
Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event, formerly known as the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K–T) extinction event, was a major mass extinction of three-quarters of
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
Earth's most severe extinction event
Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Permian–Triassic extinction event, colloquially
Permian–Triassic extinction event
Permian–Triassic_extinction_event
End of the human species
Human extinction, or omnicide, refers to the possible ending of the human species, either by population decline due to singular natural events—for example
Human_extinction
Environmental pressure group
Extinction Rebellion (abbreviated as XR) is a UK-founded global environmental movement, with the stated aim of using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel
Extinction_Rebellion
Termination of a taxon in a region which it previously inhabited
though it still exists elsewhere. Local extinctions are contrasted with global extinctions. Local extinctions mark a change in the ecology of an area
Local_extinction
Mass extinction event c. 444 million years ago
Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Late Ordovician mass extinction (LOME), sometimes
Late Ordovician mass extinction
Late_Ordovician_mass_extinction
Process of re-creating an extinct organism
De-extinction (also known as resurrection biology, or species revivalism) is the process of human intervention to generate an organism that either resembles
De-extinction
Extinction of large animals at the end of the last Ice Age
The Late Pleistocene to the beginning of the Holocene saw the extinction of the majority of the world's megafauna, typically defined as animal species
Late_Pleistocene_extinctions
Mass extinction ending the Triassic period
Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Triassic–Jurassic (Tr-J) extinction event
Triassic–Jurassic_extinction
Season of television series
Survivor: Edge of Extinction is the thirty-eighth season of the American competitive reality television series Survivor. Broadcast between February 20
Survivor:_Edge_of_Extinction
Neanderthal extinction Neanderthals became extinct around 40,000 years ago. Hypotheses on the causes of the extinction include violence, transmission of
Neanderthal_extinction
2007 film by Russell Mulcahy
Resident Evil: Extinction is a 2007 action horror film directed by Russell Mulcahy and written by Paul W. S. Anderson. A direct sequel to Resident Evil:
Resident_Evil:_Extinction
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up extinction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Extinction, in biology and palaeontology, is the end of a species or other taxon. Extinction may also
Extinction_(disambiguation)
2014 film by Michael Bay
Transformers: Age of Extinction is a 2014 science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line. It is the standalone sequel to Transformers:
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers:_Age_of_Extinction
Topics referred to by the same term
Extinctionism and extinctionist may refer to: Various theories about extinction of species, human race, social classes, etc. Extinctionism (religious concept)
Extinctionism
Topics referred to by the same term
Attenuation coefficient, sometimes called "extinction coefficient" in meteorology or climatology Mass extinction coefficient, how strongly a substance absorbs
Extinction_coefficient
2018 film by Ben Young
Extinction is a 2018 American science fiction action film directed by Ben Young and written by Spenser Cohen and Brad Kane. The film is about a father
Extinction_(2018_film)
Mass extinction 273 million years ago
Olson's Extinction is a hypothesised extinction event that is suggested to have occurred around 273 million years ago in the late Cisuralian or early
Olson's_Extinction
Second of the big five mass extinctions
Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Late Devonian mass extinction, also known
Late_Devonian_mass_extinction
Topics referred to by the same term
up extinction event in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An extinction event, in biology and paleontology, refers to a mass extinction. Extinction Event
Extinction_Event
1992 studio album by Megadeth
Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released on July 14, 1992, through Capitol Records. It was the
Countdown_to_Extinction
Fading of non-reinforced conditioned response over time
Extinction in psychology refers to the gradual decrease and possible elimination of a learned behavior. This behavioral phenomenon can be observed in both
Extinction_(psychology)
Symbol to represent mass extinction
The extinction symbol represents the threat of holocene extinction on Earth; a circle represents the planet and a stylised hourglass is a warning that
Extinction_symbol
2015 film
Extinction (formerly known as Welcome to Harmony) is a 2015 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas who also co-wrote the screenplay
Extinction_(2015_film)
Interstellar absorption and scattering of light
In astronomy, extinction is the absorption and scattering of electromagnetic radiation by dust and gas between an emitting astronomical object and the
Extinction_(astronomy)
Hypothetical global-scale disaster risk
is a related term limited to events that could cause full-blown human extinction or permanently and drastically curtail humanity's existence or potential
Global_catastrophic_risk
Species of some organisms facing a very high risk of extinction
Highest risk of extinction in the wild Endangered (EN) – Higher risk of extinction in the wild Vulnerable (VU) – High risk of extinction in the wild Near
Endangered_species
Extinction event around 260 million years ago
Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Capitanian mass extinction event, also known
Capitanian mass extinction event
Capitanian_mass_extinction_event
End of viability for a population
Functional extinction is the extinction of a species or other taxon such that: It disappears from the fossil record, or historic reports of its existence
Functional_extinction
Environmental movement
The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT) is an environmental movement that calls for all people to abstain from reproduction in order to cause the
Voluntary Human Extinction Movement
Voluntary_Human_Extinction_Movement
Topics referred to by the same term
The Sixth Extinction or Holocene extinction is the ongoing extinction event of species during the present Holocene epoch. Sixth Extinction may also refer
Sixth Extinction (disambiguation)
Sixth_Extinction_(disambiguation)
Future extinction of species due to events in the past
In ecology, extinction debt is the future extinction of species due to events in the past. The phrases dead clade walking and survival without recovery
Extinction_debt
Study of past life through fossils
Georges Cuvier in 1796. Cuvier demonstrated evidence for the concept of extinction and how the life of the past was not necessarily the same as that of the
Paleontology
Typically human-caused eradication of entire avian species
Bird extinction is the complete elimination of all species members within the taxonomic class Aves. Out of all known bird species, (approximately 11,154)
Bird_extinction
Sixth and last period of the Paleozoic Era
least three, and possibly four major extinction events in the Permian, though the validity of some of these extinctions has been disputed. The end of the
Permian
Clade of reptiles
became the dominant terrestrial vertebrates after the Triassic–Jurassic extinction event 201.3 mya and their dominance continued throughout the Jurassic
Dinosaur
Standard rate of extinction
Background extinction rate (BER), also known as the normal extinction rate, refers to the standard rate of extinction in Earth's geological and biological
Background_extinction_rate
Neurological disorder
Extinction is a neurological disorder that impairs the ability to simultaneously perceive multiple stimuli of the same type. Extinction is usually caused
Extinction_(neurology)
List of extinct species
lists of species and organisms that have become extinct. The reasons for extinction range from natural occurrences, such as shifts in the Earth's ecosystem
Lists_of_extinct_species
Marvel Comics storyline
"E is for Extinction" was the first story arc from Grant Morrison's run on the Marvel Comics title New X-Men. The story was published in New X-Men #114–116
E_Is_for_Extinction
Concept of this parameter
In telecommunications, extinction ratio (re) is the ratio of two optical power levels of a digital signal generated by an optical source, e.g., a laser
Extinction_ratio
ISBN 9780486642284. OCLC 264445223. Lai, H. M.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. H. (2004). "Extinction paradox and actual power scattered in light beam scattering: A two-dimensional
Extinction_paradox
Class of models about the dynamics of extinctions of species
Extinction vortices are types of extinction causing the population dynamics to "spiral" in a feedback loop, i.e., for small populations to become increasingly
Extinction_vortex
The white genocide, white extinction, or white replacement conspiracy theory is a white nationalist conspiracy theory that claims there is a deliberate
White genocide conspiracy theory
White_genocide_conspiracy_theory
First period of the Mesozoic Era
Phanerozoic Eon. The start and the end of the Triassic Period featured major extinction events. Chronologically, the Triassic Period is divided into three epochs:
Triassic
2015 documentary film
Racing Extinction is a 2015 documentary about the ongoing anthropogenic mass extinction of species and the efforts from scientists, activists, and journalists
Racing_Extinction
IUCN conservation category
alphabetical list Ex situ conservation Extinction Ecological extinction Lists of extinct species Local extinction Nature conservation Wildlife conservation
Extinct_in_the_wild
This is a list of extinction events, both mass and minor: "Big Five" major extinction events (see graphic) Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic
List_of_extinction_events
Large animals
extinctions, which is unprecented in previous extinctions during the last 30 million years. Various theories have attributed the wave of extinctions to
Megafauna
Fourth period of the Paleozoic Era
subsequent end-Devonian extinction, which occurred at around 359 Ma, further impacted the ecosystems and completed the extinction of all calcite sponge
Devonian
2018 Canadian documentary film directed by Rob Stewart
Sharkwater Extinction is a 2018 Canadian documentary film directed by Rob Stewart. It premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. A sequel
Sharkwater_Extinction
Film series based on video games
and producer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), and returned as the director for Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Resident_Evil_(film_series)
Mass extinction event at the end of the Ediacaran period, 539 million years ago
The End-Ediacaran extinction, also called the Kotlin Crisis, is a mass extinction believed to have occurred near the end of the Ediacaran period, the
End-Ediacaran_extinction
Third and last period of the Mesozoic Era
and extinction of previously widespread gymnosperm groups. The Cretaceous (along with the Mesozoic) ended with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
Cretaceous
Visual extinction is a neurological disorder which occurs following damage to the parietal lobe of the brain. It is similar to, but distinct from, hemispatial
Visual_extinction
1990 studio album by Nausea
Extinction is the first studio album by New York City crust punk band Nausea. It was released in 1990 on Profane Existence. Bass, Vocals - John John Jesse
Extinction_(album)
Extinction event during the Aptian stage
The Aptian extinction event (AEE) was an extinction event that occurred during the Aptian stage of the early Cretaceous Period around 116 or 117 million
Aptian_extinction
2015 studio album by Cattle Decapitation
The Anthropocene Extinction is the sixth studio album by American death metal band Cattle Decapitation. It was released on August 7, 2015, on Metal Blade
The_Anthropocene_Extinction
2014 nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert
sixth extinction. In the book, Kolbert chronicles previous mass extinction events, and compares them to the accelerated, widespread extinctions during
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The_Sixth_Extinction:_An_Unnatural_History
Family of primates
The Hominidae (/hɒˈmɪnɪdiː/; hominids /ˈhɒmɪnɪdz/), whose members are known as the great apes, are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant
Hominidae
Inventory of the global conservation status of biological species
conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. A series of Regional Red Lists, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political
IUCN_Red_List
Mass extinction event about 488 million years ago
Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Cambrian–Ordovician extinction event, also
Cambrian–Ordovician extinction event
Cambrian–Ordovician_extinction_event
Cancelled video game
Second Extinction was a cooperative first-person shooter developed and published by Systemic Reaction for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. In the
Second_Extinction
2018 studio album by Unearth
Extinction(s) is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band Unearth, released on November 23, 2018, via Century Media. This is their first album
Extinction(s)
Documentary film by David Attenborough
Extinction: The Facts is a 2020 documentary film by the natural historian David Attenborough which aired on the BBC. It depicts the continuing sixth mass
Extinction:_The_Facts
Variety and variability of life forms
extinction events. In the Carboniferous, rainforest collapse may have led to a great loss of plant and animal life. The Permian–Triassic extinction event
Biodiversity
Undulose extinction or undulatory extinction is a geological term referring to the type of extinction that occurs in certain minerals when examined in
Undulose_extinction
2022 British science fiction TV series
Akaash Meeda, and Laura Scrivano as directors. Under its working title of Extinction, filming took place in second quarter of 2021 in Cardiff, Bristol,Prague
The Lazarus Project (TV series)
The_Lazarus_Project_(TV_series)
Sharp reduction in the size of a population
determine the effective population size when a population is at risk for extinction. The effects of a population bottleneck often depend on the number of
Population_bottleneck
1998 studio album by Busta Rhymes
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front is the third studio album by American rapper and record producer Busta Rhymes. It was released on December
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front
Extinction_Level_Event:_The_Final_World_Front
2012 studio album by Pallbearer
Sorrow and Extinction is the debut studio album by the American doom metal band Pallbearer. It was released on February 21, 2012 via Profound Lore Records
Sorrow_and_Extinction
Unidentified plant used as a seasoning and medicine
suggested to be the first extinction of a plant or animal species in recorded history. The cause of silphium's supposed extinction is not entirely known,
Silphium
Mass extinction event 33.9 million years ago
E-OG Marine extinction intensity during Phanerozoic % Millions of years ago (H) K–Pg Tr–J P–Tr Cap Late D O–S The Eocene–Oligocene extinction event, also
Eocene–Oligocene extinction event
Eocene–Oligocene_extinction_event
Extinct genus of mammals
Paleoindians may have been a contributory factor in their extinction. The timing of the extinction of the dwarf Sardinian mammoth Mammuthus lamarmorai is
Mammoth
Extinction is a term used in optical mineralogy and petrology, which describes when cross-polarized light dims, as viewed through a thin section of a mineral
Extinction (optical mineralogy)
Extinction_(optical_mineralogy)
2007 studio album by Pain
Psalms of Extinction is the fifth studio album by the Swedish industrial metal project Pain, released on 16 April 2007 in Europe's Nordic territories and
Psalms_of_Extinction
2015 video game
Primal Carnage: Extinction is an asymmetrical multiplayer game released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4. It features human versus dinosaur combat
Primal_Carnage:_Extinction
2003 video game
Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction is a 2003 real-time strategy video game developed by Zono and co-published by Fox Interactive and Electronic Arts (EA)
Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction
Aliens_Versus_Predator:_Extinction
Indication of the chance of extinction
Highest risk of extinction in the wild Endangered (EN) – Higher risk of extinction in the wild Vulnerable (VU) – High risk of extinction in the wild Near
Conservation_status
threshold of 50 years without a sighting was used to declare extinction. One study found that extinction from habitat loss is the hardest to detect, as this might
List of recently extinct mammals
List_of_recently_extinct_mammals
Level of extinction from which a species cannot recover
Quasi-extinction refers to the state in which a species or population has declined to critically low numbers, making its recovery highly unlikely, even
Quasi-extinction
2024 novella by Ray Nayler
The Tusks of Extinction is a 2024 science fiction novella by American author Ray Nayler. It was described by its publisher as a "tense eco-thriller" dealing
The_Tusks_of_Extinction
2023 British film
My Extinction is a 2023 documentary film directed by Josh Appignanesi. It tells of his personal journey to climate activism and his involvement with the
My_Extinction
2013 first-person shooter video game
Ghosts also features an alternative co-operative shooter mode titled Extinction, acting as a spiritual successor to the Zombies co-operative PvE gamemodes
Call_of_Duty:_Ghosts
Mass extinction at the end of the Devonian
event, also known as the Hangenberg crisis or end-Devonian extinction, is a mass extinction that occurred at the end of the Famennian, the last stage in
Hangenberg_event
rate of extinction may be up to 140,000 species per year. List of extinct animals Extinction event Quaternary extinction event Holocene extinction Timeline
Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_Holocene
2025 studio album by Dark Angel
Extinction Level Event is the fifth studio album by the American thrash metal band Dark Angel, released on September 5, 2025 on Reversed Records. It is
Extinction Level Event (Dark Angel album)
Extinction_Level_Event_(Dark_Angel_album)
2014 Mexican TV series or program
The Dinosaurs Extinction (Spanish: La extinción de los dinosaurios) is a 2014 Mexican television comedy film written and directed by Luis Ayhllon. It is
The_Dinosaurs_Extinction
Topics referred to by the same term
Second extinction may refer to: Second Extinction, a video game Late Devonian extinction, second of the five most severe extinction events in the history
Second_extinction
2021 documentary film by Ludo Brockway
Eating Our Way to Extinction is a 2021 documentary film, which focuses on the problem of unsustainable meat production and its effects on the environment
Eating_Our_Way_to_Extinction
Anoxic event in the Jurassic period
The Toarcian extinction event, also called the Pliensbachian-Toarcian extinction event, the Early Toarcian mass extinction, the Early Toarcian palaeoenvironmental
Toarcian_Oceanic_Anoxic_Event
2018 video game
Extinction is an action game developed by Iron Galaxy and published by Modus Games. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in 2018
Extinction_(video_game)
2022 video game
Endling: Extinction is Forever is an indie survival-adventure game developed by Barcelona-based studio Herobeat Studios and published by German HandyGames
Endling: Extinction is Forever
Endling:_Extinction_is_Forever
American actress (born 1995)
Bates Motel (2013–2015) and Tessa Yeager in the film Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). Nicola Anne Peltz was born on January 9, 1995, in Westchester
Nicola_Peltz
Second era of the Phanerozoic Eon
extinction event, the largest mass extinction in Earth's history, and ended with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, another mass extinction whose
Mesozoic
Scenario of civilization collapse or human extinction by nuclear weapons
nuclear warfare, potentially causing the collapse of civilization, the extinction of humanity, or the termination of most biological life on Earth. Besides
Nuclear_holocaust
2001 film by Joe Johnston
Spielberg's initial idea. These final scenes inspired the title Jurassic Park: Extinction, although the filmmakers decided against this name as it seemed to suggest
Jurassic_Park_III
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Girl/Female
Japanese American English
Lord.
Male
Greek
(Ἀγάπιος) Masculine form of Greek Agape, AGAPIOS means "divine love."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Mellis 1.German : variant of Melius.Dutch ((van) Melis) : variant of Millis 2.Czech and Slovak (Meliš), and Hungarian : from a short form of the Biblical personal name Melichar (see Melchior).Greek : from the personal name Melis, a pet form of Meletios or Meliton (names of various early saints and martyrs). The personal names are derived from either meli ‘honey’ or meletan ‘care for’, ‘study’.Italian (Sardinia and southern Italy) : habitational name from a place so named in Sardinia.Lithuanian : nickname from melis ‘blue’.Latvian : unflattering nickname from melis ‘liar’.Latvian : variant of Mellis.
Female
Egyptian
, the wife Ra-saa-ka-kheper-u.
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Muslim
Well-ordered; Well-arranged
Boy/Male
Indian
Intelligence
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Basque, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norse, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slovenia, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Ever-powerful; Honorable Ruler; Ruler Forever; Alone
Boy/Male
German, Italian, Spanish
Friend of God; God-peace; Spanish Form of Godfrey
Boy/Male
Latin
Lion.
Girl/Female
Indian
A Lotus Blooming in a Moonlight; Blessed with Beauty; Lord Vishnu's Daughter
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v. i.
A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the decline of strength; the decline of virtue and religion.
n.
The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount; a set-off.
n.
The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time; continuance.
v. i.
To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be spent, gradually.
n.
State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.
v. t.
To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize.
v. i.
Total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the death of memory.
n.
A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
n.
End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
n.
The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
v. i.
To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen; as, the day declines; virtue declines; religion declines; business declines.
a.
Not subject to death, destruction, or extinction; immortal; undying; imperishable; as, deathless beings; deathless fame.
n.
The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.
n.
A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations.
n.
The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.
n.
Extinction.
n.
Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay.
a.
Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out.
n.
The falling back or reversion of lands, by some casualty or accident, to the lord of the fee, in consequence of the extinction of the blood of the tenant, which may happen by his dying without heirs, and formerly might happen by corruption of blood, that is, by reason of a felony or attainder.
n.
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.