Meaning extermination
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extermination


The control or elimination of insects, vermin and other pests.
Source: nachi.org

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mid-15c., "repulsion;" 1540s, "utter destruction, eradication," from Middle French extermination and directly from Latin exterminationem (nominative exterminatio) "ejection, b [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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extermination


targeted killing of a group of things.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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extermination


 Killing, especially of a whole group of people or animals.
Source: sahistory.org.za

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extermination


The extinction of a species that is caused by humans. external auditory canal
Source: mhhe.com (offline)

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extermination


(n) complete annihilation(n) the act of exterminating
Source: beedictionary.com

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The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field. Elimination.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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