extirpate in Chinese
extirpate in Chinese is 根除 — extirpate means to clear a piece of ground of roots and tree stumps.
extirpate in Chinese
根除
Pronounced: gēn chú
(transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.
What does "extirpate" mean?
- verb To clear a piece of ground of roots and tree stumps.
- verb To pull a plant out completely, roots and all.
- verb To destroy something totally, leaving nothing behind.
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verb To wipe out a group of animals or plants from one area, even though the species still survives elsewhere.
"The cougar was extirpated across nearly all of its eastern North American range in the two centuries after European colonization."
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- The cougar was extirpated across nearly all of its eastern North American range in the two centuries after European colonization.
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What is "extirpate" in Chinese?
"extirpate" in Chinese is 根除. extirpate means: To clear a piece of ground of roots and tree stumps.
How do you pronounce 根除?
"extirpate" in Chinese is 根除, pronounced "gēn chú".
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