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de-extinctioned

de-extinctioned adjective: that has been brought back from extinction.

Adjective

de-extinctioned (not comparable)

  1. That has been brought back from extinction.
    • Anyway, in the absence of time travel and de-extinctioned dodos, all that we are left with are bones (and some pieces of dried skin).2017 September 13, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian

Origin of de-extinctioned

From de-extinction + -ed.

Questions about de-extinctioned

What does de-extinctioned mean?
De-extinctioned means that has been brought back from extinction.
What part of speech is de-extinctioned?
De-extinctioned is an adjective.

Words near de-extinctioned in the dictionary

  1. de-excitations
  2. de-extinct
  3. de-extincted
  4. de-extincting
  5. de-extinction
  6. de-extinctioned
  7. de-extinctions
  8. de-extincts
  9. de-extremization
  10. de-facto
  11. de-fluorinate

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