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as dead as the dodo
Meaning: A phrase used to describe something that is completely extinct, obsolete, or no longer in existence.
Example: Many old technologies are now as dead as the dodo, replaced by modern innovations.
stock up
Meaning: To collect or buy a large supply of something for future use.
Example: Before the storm, families stocked up on food and bottled water.
set up a colony
Meaning: To establish a settlement or community in a new place.
Example: The settlers set up a colony along the coast to begin farming and trade.
hard to catch
Meaning: Difficult to capture or obtain, often due to speed or elusiveness.
Example: The rabbit was hard to catch as it darted through the fields.
extinction
IPA: /ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃən/ (US & UK)
Meaning: The state or process of a species, family, or larger group ceasing to exist.
Meaning: The state or process of a species, family, or larger group ceasing to exist.
Example: Conservationists are working hard to prevent the extinction of endangered animals.
specimen
IPA: /ˈspes.ə.mən/ (US), /ˈspes.ɪ.mən/ (UK)
Meaning: An individual animal, plant, or mineral used as an example for study or display.
Meaning: An individual animal, plant, or mineral used as an example for study or display.
Example: The museum displayed a rare specimen of prehistoric fish.
skeleton
IPA: /ˈskel.ə.t̬ən/ (US), /ˈskel.ɪ.tən/ (UK)
Meaning: The internal framework of bones supporting an animal or human body.
Meaning: The internal framework of bones supporting an animal or human body.
Example: Archaeologists discovered a human skeleton buried beneath the ancient ruins.
ecology
IPA: /iˈkɑː.lə.dʒi/ (US), /iˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/ (UK)
Meaning: The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms to one another and to their environment.
Meaning: The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms to one another and to their environment.
Example: The introduction of invasive species disrupted the island’s fragile ecology.
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