Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k-t extinction event

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: k-t ex-tinc-tion event
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event; the mass extinction marking the end of the Cretaceous period.

Inflected Forms

K/T extinction event (alternative)

Phrases

K-T boundary

Frequently Paired Words

K-T boundary

Questions

What does k-t extinction event mean?: Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event; the mass extinction marking the end of the Cretaceous period.

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