Unextinct

Quick meaning: Unextinct is an adjective meaning Not extinct; still living.

Meaning

Not extinct; still living.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To make not extinct; especially, to return an extinct species to existence.
2. (astronomy) To correct, or otherwise account for the extinction of an astronomical object.

Example Sentences

Removing graffiti. Unextincting the dodo bird.

He was a resequenced neanderthal named Stiggins and soon to be, I assumed, divisional head of SO-13, the department that policed all unextincted creatures.

There was only one person in the village who had actually known Luella Miller. That person was a woman well over eighty, but a marvel of vitality and unextinct youth.

The good news is that, with the exception of the giant auk which will only return if genetic cloning can find a way to 'unextinct' it, there are ways of getting our wildlife out of the intensive care unit.

Word Forms

• unextincts
• unextincting
• unextincted

Synonyms for unextinct

Depending on context, synonyms include extant, de-extinct.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include extant, inextinct, unextirpated, unextinguisht, unextinguished, extinct.

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