Definition of OMNICIDE

omnicide

Plural: omnicides

Noun

  • The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action. Most commonly it refers to human extinction through nuclear warfare, but it can also refer to such extinction through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological catastrophe.
  • Someone or something that causes total destruction.

Origin / Etymology

From omni- (“all”) + -cide (“killing; killer”).

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