de-extinctioned

adjective

That has been brought back from extinction.

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Meanings

adjectivede-extinctioned (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat 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

From de-extinction + -ed.

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APA

de-extinctioned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-extinctioned

MLA

“de-extinctioned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-extinctioned. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de-extinctioned,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-extinctioned.

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