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insectageddon

noun

Etymology

Blend of insect + armageddon.

  1. derived from Ἁρμαγεδών
  2. derived from Harmagedōn
  3. inherited from Ermagedon
  4. inherited from Hermagedon
  5. compounded as insectageddon — “insect + armageddon”

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical worldwide disaster that would happen due to many insect species going…

    A hypothetical worldwide disaster that would happen due to many insect species going extinct, as for example if the Holocene extinction remains unchecked.

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