Approached Extinction Crossword Clue

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	99%	5		Exact Match!
	noun • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) verb • grow smaller • become smaller • decrease in phase
	37%	11		Their extinction coincided with the mass extinction event that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs
	noun • amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the Southern Hemisphere
	35%	14		Their extinction is considered a classic example of human-induced extinction
	noun • extinct dodos and solitaires

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New York Times08 Aug 1995	Down 52
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