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die off

Phrasal Verb with die
 
 
/daɪ/ verb (present participle dying, past tense and past participle died)

Definition

If a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, all of that group dies over a period of time.
(Definition of die off from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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