De-extinct

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To return an extinct species back into the world. neologism, transitive

    "In 2012, Australian researchers briefly de-extincted an amphibian they dubbed ‘the Lazarus frog’ (Rheobatrachus silus), an unusual creature with one hell of a party trick (to find out what it was, you’ll have to read Chapter 5)."

Synonyms

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unextinct

Example

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"In 2012, Australian researchers briefly de-extincted an amphibian they dubbed ‘the Lazarus frog’ (Rheobatrachus silus), an unusual creature with one hell of a party trick (to find out what it was, you’ll have to read Chapter 5)."

Etymology

From de- + extinct.

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