insectageddon

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noun

A hypothetical worldwide disaster that would happen due to many insect species going extinct, as for example if the Holocene extinction remains unchecked.

OriginEnglish Armageddon ← Middle English Hermagedon ← Old English Ermagedon →
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Meanings

nouninsectageddon (plural insectageddons)

plural insectageddons

  1. informalneologismA hypothetical worldwide disaster that would happen due to many insect species going extinct, as for example if the Holocene extinction remains unchecked.

Origin

  1. Englishinsect
  2. Hebrewהַר
  3. Hebrewמְגִידּוֹ
  4. Hebrewהַר מְגִדּוֹ
  5. Ancient GreekἉρμαγεδών (Harmagedṓn)
  6. Late LatinHarmagedōn
  7. Old EnglishErmagedon
  8. Middle EnglishHermagedon
  9. EnglishArmageddon
  10. Englishinsectageddon

Blend of insect + Armageddon.

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APA

insectageddon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insectageddon

MLA

“insectageddon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insectageddon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insectageddon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insectageddon.

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