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Mortality vs Winterkill - What's the difference?

mortality | winterkill |

As nouns the difference between mortality and winterkill

is that mortality is the condition of being susceptible to death while winterkill is the mortality resulting from lethal wintry conditions among a human, animal, and/or vegetal population.

As a verb winterkill is

to kill by the conditions of winter, especially the effect of the cold, freezing.

mortality

English

(wikipedia mortality)

Noun

  • The condition of being susceptible to death.
  • (demography) The death rate of a population.

    • Antonyms

    * immortality * eternality

    Related terms

    * mortal

    winterkill

    English

    Alternative forms

    * winter-kill * winter kill

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The mortality resulting from lethal wintry conditions among a human, animal and/or vegetal population.

    • Related terms

    (words related to winterkill) * winterization * winter-killed * winterly * winter quarters * killer * overkill

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To kill by the conditions of winter, especially the effect of the cold, freezing.
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  • To die from the above effects of winter conditions.
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