What (who) is Extirpate - definition
THE CONDITION OF A TAXON CEASING TO EXIST IN A REGION WHICH IT PREVIOUSLY INHABITED
Extirpate; Locally extinct; Extirpated; Extirpation; Extirpates; Extirpating; Extirpations; Local extinctions; Functionally extirpated; Functional extirpation; Invasive pest eradication
extirpate
['?kst?:pe?t]
¦ verb destroy completely; eradicate.
Derivatives
extirpation noun
extirpator noun
Origin
ME: from L. exstirpare, from ex- 'out' + stirps 'a stem'.
extirpate
v. a.
Eradicate, uproot, exterminate, annihilate, destroy, abolish, root out.
Extirpate
·vt To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy.
Wikipedia
Local extinction
Local extinction, also extirpation, is the termination of a species (or other taxon) in a chosen geographic area of study, though it still exists elsewhere. Local extinctions are contrasted with global extinctions.
Local extinctions mark a change in the ecology of an area. It has sometimes been followed by a replacement of the species taken from other locations, such as with wolf reintroduction.
The term "local extinction" is highly vernacular. The more proper biological term is extirpation.
Pronunciation examples for Extirpate
1. extirpate the Iroquois.
Understanding Linguistics _ Noam Chomsky _ Talks at Google
2. But we had to extirpate them.
Understanding Linguistics _ Noam Chomsky _ Talks at Google
3. before they extirpate the species itself.
Sustaining Alaska's Wild Salmon Economy _ Jill Weitz _ Talks at Google
4. happens weird, but you can't extirpate and exhaust
Sustaining Alaska's Wild Salmon Economy _ Jill Weitz _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Extirpate
1. But when Pinochet spoke of the need to "extirpate" communism from Chilean soil, it sent chills down my spine.
2. The trouble is that once a culture of deception has been established, it is very difficult to extirpate it.
3. That apart, what is insupportable is the internal chicanery, corruption and cretinism that good governance is supposed to extirpate.
4. The New York Police Department didn‘t extirpate the Russian mafia, but by earning the trust of Russian residents it greatly diminished its ability to prosper and spread.
5. "[We should] look for ways to deprive terrorism of its financial sources and social support, extirpate the ideology of terrorism and extremism.