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de-extinctions

de-extinctions is the plural of de-extinction.

Meaning of de-extinction

Noun

de-extinction (usually uncountable, plural de-extinctions)

  1. (neologism, usually) The process of returning an extinct species back into the world.
    • Even this more limited ambition, however, speaks eloquently of the rapid progress being made in the area of de-extinction.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 309

Questions about de-extinctions

What is de-extinctions the plural of?
De-extinctions is the plural of de-extinction.

Words near de-extinctions in the dictionary

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

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