Definition of pseudoextinction in English:
pseudoextinction
noun ˌsjuːdəʊɪkˈstɪŋ(k)ʃ(ə)nˌso͞odōikˈstiNG(k)SH(ə)n
mass nounThe apparent extinction of a group of organisms of which modified descendant forms survive.
Example sentencesExamples
- The nature of mass extinctions in particular has been distorted by a combination of post-extinction sampling bias and associated pseudoextinction of paraphyletic groups.
- The subsequent extinction of the family may be a pseudoextinction, because the Palaeoxanthopsidae may have given rise to many of the extant lineages comprising the Xanthoidea.
- For the purpose of calculating community similarity, species that are part of possible phyletic sequences were synonymized to correct for pseudoextinction.
Definition of pseudoextinction in US English:
pseudoextinction
nounˌso͞odōikˈstiNG(k)SH(ə)n
The apparent extinction of a group of organisms with the survival of modified descendant forms.
Example sentencesExamples
- The subsequent extinction of the family may be a pseudoextinction, because the Palaeoxanthopsidae may have given rise to many of the extant lineages comprising the Xanthoidea.
- For the purpose of calculating community similarity, species that are part of possible phyletic sequences were synonymized to correct for pseudoextinction.
- The nature of mass extinctions in particular has been distorted by a combination of post-extinction sampling bias and associated pseudoextinction of paraphyletic groups.