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de-extinct

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From de- + extinct.

verb de-extincts · de-extincting · de-extincted

neologism, transitive To return an extinct species back into the world. 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).
Similar: unextinct

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@misc{de_extinct_2026,
  title = {de-extinct},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de-extinct},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}