the act of killing all the animals or people in a particular place or of a particular type

International measures have been taken to prevent the extermination of the whale. 国际社会已经采取措施防止鲸鱼的灭绝。

Prairie dogs have long been considered nuisance varmints worthy only of mass extermination. 长期以来，草原土拨鼠一直被认为是讨厌的害兽，只配被大规模灭绝。