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de-extinction

noun

Etymology

From de- + extinction.

  1. derived from extinctio
  2. formed as de-extinction — “de- + extinction”

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • The concept of de-extinction is fascinating in much the same way that the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park and Jurassic World are.

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No curated loop yet for de-extinction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA