noun
- plural of dieoff; sudden deaths of large numbers of animals or plants in a particular area or population
Usage: usually plural; ecology and environmental science contexts
Examples
- The dieoffs of fish in the polluted river alarmed environmental scientists.
- Coral dieoffs have become more frequent due to rising ocean temperatures.
- The forest experienced severe dieoffs after the prolonged drought.
- Wildlife officials investigated the mysterious dieoffs of migratory birds.
- Climate change is linked to increasing dieoffs of marine mammals.