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pseudoextinct

pseudoextinct adjective: extinct, but with members of a daughter species remaining alive.

Adjective

pseudoextinct (not comparable)

  1. extinct, but with members of a daughter species remaining alive

Origin of pseudoextinct

From pseudo- + extinct.

Questions about pseudoextinct

What does pseudoextinct mean?
Pseudoextinct means extinct, but with members of a daughter species remaining alive.
What part of speech is pseudoextinct?
Pseudoextinct is an adjective.

Words near pseudoextinct in the dictionary

  1. pseudoexonizations
  2. pseudoexons
  3. pseudoexophthalmos
  4. pseudoexperience
  5. pseudoexperiences
  6. pseudoextinct
  7. pseudoextinction
  8. pseudoextinctions
  9. pseudofact
  10. pseudofactin
  11. pseudofacts

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