ecocide

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.

Similar words

geocide xenocide terracide planetcide terricide theriocide technocide cosmocide sociocide crash

Often followed by

in and of is that as are

Word family

ecocidal ecocides