Extermination or exterminate may refer to: *

Pest control Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest (organism), pest; such as any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities or environment. The human response depends on the importance of the da ...

, elimination of insects or vermin * Extermination (crime), the killing of human on a large scale *

Genocide Genocide is violence that targets individuals because of their membership of a group and aims at the destruction of a people. Raphael Lemkin, who first coined the term, defined genocide as "the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group" by ...

, at least one of five "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group" * "Exterminate!", the battle cry of the

Dalek The Daleks ( ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of extremely xenophobic mutants principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. They were conceived by writer Terry Nation and first appeared in th ...

s in the British television show ''Doctor Who'' * As a proper noun ** Extermination (comics), a

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

crossover event featuring the

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...

** ''Extermination'' (video game), a 2001 PlayStation 2 game by Deep Space ** '' ExtermiNation'', a 2015 album by heavy metal band Raven ** "Exterminate!" (song), a 1992 song by Snap!

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