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necrofauna

necrofauna noun: an animal species that was extinct, but has been revived by genetic technology.

Noun

necrofauna (uncountable)

  1. An animal species that was extinct, but has been revived by genetic technology.

Origin of necrofauna

From necro- + fauna.

Questions about necrofauna

What does necrofauna mean?
Necrofauna means an animal species that was extinct, but has been revived by genetic technology.
What part of speech is necrofauna?
Necrofauna is a noun.

Words near necrofauna in the dictionary

  1. necrodonors
  2. necroed
  3. necroenzyme
  4. necroenzymes
  5. necroes
  6. necrofauna
  7. necrofetishism
  8. necrogamies
  9. necrogamy
  10. necrogenic
  11. necrogenous

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