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Definition of Dieoff
1. a sudden decline in a population [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dieoff
Literary usage of Dieoff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"In 1969. a large dieoff of common auks—guillemots (Uria allge), razorbills (Alca
torda), ... The dieoff period began in late July and ended in mid-October, ..."
2. Florida Assessment of Coastal Trends (1997)by Gilbert T. Bergquist by Gilbert T. Bergquist (1999)
"The slight increase in 1987 and the significant increase in 1988 are due to the
east coast dolphin dieoff. The 178 strandings recorded in 1989 reflected a ..."
3. The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and by Marco Polo, Henri Cordier, Henry Yule (1903)
"That is the reason why all the horses dieoff.'7 . They have certain abbeys in
which are gods and goddesses to whom many young girls are consecrated ..."
4. Potential Groundwater Contamination from Intentional and Nonintentional by Robert Pitt, Shirley Clark, Keith Parmer (1994)
"Significant dieoff can be achieved using intermittent rapid infiltration of
wastewater and allowing the recharge basin to dry out (Grites 1985). ..."
5. Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger (2002)
"... and Problem Solving, © 1986 by the National Academy of Sciences (Washington,
DC: National Academy Press, 1986). Reprinted at http://www.dieoff.org/ ..."
6. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"The dolphin dieoff: long- term effects and recovery of the population. In:
Proceedings of the Oceans 88 Conference, 31 October-2 November 1988, Baltimore, ..."
7. Warmwater Fisheries: Symposium I (1991) edited by James L. Cooper, R. H. Hamre (1999)
"... by allowing the canal flow to disperse the silt, have caused a sudden dieoff
of Corbicula. ANO VA analysis indicated that the condition of mid-sized, ..."
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