unextinct

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not extinct; still living.
verb
  1. To make not extinct; especially, to return an extinct species to existence.
  2. To correct, or otherwise account for the extinction of an astronomical object.

Word forms

unextinct unextincts unextincting unextincted

Etymology

From un- + extinct (adjective).

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