mortality

mor·tal·i·ty

noun \mȯr-ˈta-lə-tē\

Definition of MORTALITY

1

: the quality or state of being mortal

2

: the death of large numbers (as of people or animals)

3

archaic : death

4

: the human race

5

a : the number of deaths in a given time or place b : the proportion of deaths to population c : the number lost or the rate of loss or failure

Examples of MORTALITY

1. a leading cause of mortality

First Known Use of MORTALITY

14th century

Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate

Rhymes with MORTALITY

anality, banality, brutality, carnality, causality, centrality, extrality, fatality, feudality, finality, formality, frontality, frugality, legality, lethality, locality, mentality, modality, morality, nasality, natality, neutrality, nodality, orality, plurality, primality, rascality, reality, regality, rurality, sodality, tonality, totality, venality, vitality, vocality