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 botfly botfly /ˈbɑːtˌflaɪ/

noun

  1. Stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals  ( botfly )
    stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
      The botfly is infamous because its larvae live as parasites in mammals.
    The botfly is infamous because its larvae live as parasites in mammals.


 Inge Inge /ˈɪndʒ/

noun

  1. United States playwright (1913-1973)  ( Inge , William Inge )
    United States playwright (1913-1973)
  2. English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)  ( Gloomy Dean , Inge , William Ralph Inge )
    English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)


 extinction extinction /ɪkˈstɪŋʃən/

noun

  1. The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning  ( extinction , extinguishing , quenching )
    the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
      The extinction of the lights
    the extinction of the lights
  2. A conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus  ( experimental extinction , extinction )
    a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
  3. Complete annihilation  ( extermination , extinction )
    complete annihilation
      They think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs
    they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs
  4. The reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation  ( extinction )
    the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
  5. No longer in existence  ( defunctness , extinction )
    no longer in existence
      The extinction of a species
    the extinction of a species
  6. No longer active; extinguished  ( extinction )
    no longer active; extinguished
      The extinction of the volcano
    the extinction of the volcano


 Pelargonium peltatum Pelargonium peltatum /pɛˈlɑrd͡ʒəniəm pɛlˈteɪtəm/

noun

  1. A commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers  ( hanging geranium , ivy geranium , ivy-leaved geranium , Pelargonium peltatum )
    a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers


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