Look up: Extirpation

1. extirpation
   [n] - the act of pulling up or out
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2. Extirpation
   the loss of a local population as distinct from an entire species (extinction).
   Found on http://www.fishonline.org/glossary
   
   
3. Extirpation
   Ex`tir·pa'tion noun [ Latin extirpatio , exstirpatio : confer French extirpation .] The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of wee...
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4. extirpation
   The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy. ... Origin: L. Extirpatio, exstirpatio: cf. F. Extirpation. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. extirpation
   noun the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
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6. extirpation
   (ek″stәr-pa´shәn) complete removal or eradication of an organ or tissue.
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7. Extirpation
   • (n.) The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.
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8. extirpation
   (from the article `conservation`) ...does not mean that the species involved will go extinct everywhere, as is the situation for the global extinctions discussed in the case histories ... [3 related articles]
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9. Extirpation
   the elimination of a species from an island, local area, or region.
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10. extirpation
    
    • surgical removal of a body part or tissue
    • the act of pulling up or out; uprooting
    
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11. extirpation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: eks′tĭr-pā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Partial or complete removal of an organ or diseased tissue.
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12. extirpation
    (L: exstirpare; ex=out; stirps stem; to root out) the process by which an individual, population or species is totally destroyed.
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