ゼツメツ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. extinction; extermination
2. eradication; stamping out; wiping out
Pitch accent
ゼ
ツメツ
Composed of
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destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
extinct species
mass extinction; extinction event
Examples (17 in total)
Extinction is a part of evolution.
Dinosaurs became extinct a very long time ago.
Unless whales are protected, they will become extinct.