die-off
See also: dieoff and die off
English
Etymology
From die off.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌɪɒf/
Noun
die-off (plural die-offs)
- (chiefly biology) An incident or episode in which a particular species or organism dies off, especially in large numbers.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 361:
- A serious drought in 1785 and 1786 caused a die-off of cattle, which ruined many peasant families, especially in the south.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 361: