What does "endling" mean?

The last individual of its species or subspecies, which therefore becomes extinct upon its death.

What is a synonym for "endling"?

Common synonyms include: lastling.

//ˈɛndlɪŋ// noun

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Noun

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The last individual of its species or subspecies, which therefore becomes extinct upon its death. rare
"The last known survivor, the endling of its species, is now stuffed and mounted in a museum in the remote, dusty city of Nukus."

"The last known survivor, the endling of its species, is now stuffed and mounted in a museum in the remote, dusty city of Nukus."

From end + -ling, suggested in a 1996 issue of the magazine Nature.

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