English Explanatory Dictionary

de-extinction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of returning an extinct species back into the world.

Word forms

de-extinction de-extinctions

Etymology

From de- + extinction.

Related words

de-extinct Aldabra rail

Derived words

de-extinctioned
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