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permian-triassic extinction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
per-mi-an--tri-as-sic ex-tinc-tion
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
9
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A volcanic mass extinction at the end of the Permian period 251.9 million years ago.

Frequently Paired Words

late-Ordovician extinction Triassic-Jurassic extinction Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction Holocene extinction Anthropogene extinction

Synonyms

Great Dying Permian-Triassic extinction event Permian-Triassic mass extinction end-Permian extinction end-Permian extinction event end-Permian mass extinction

Questions

What does permian-triassic extinction mean?
A volcanic mass extinction at the end of the Permian period 251.9 million years ago.

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