(idea) by cordyceps Wed Feb 05 2003 at 16:30:26

A phase meaning to disappear. Often used to refer to the way stars disappear as dawn approaches, but more recently has been to applied to environmental, conservational situations. For example, a species sliding gradually to extinction, and then disappearing over the edge.

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