Extinctor
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cause of extinction.
"[…] can be extrapolated robustly to the energy scales of civilization-ending impacts and perhaps even to mass extinctors."
- 2 An extinguisher. dated
"These chemical extinctors are of all sizes; they range from small bottles upward, to large double-tank machines, and drawn by horses."
Example
More examples"[…] can be extrapolated robustly to the energy scales of civilization-ending impacts and perhaps even to mass extinctors."
Etymology
From extinct + -or.
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