extinct in the wild

[ ik-stingktinthuh-wahyld ]

/ ɪkˈstɪŋkt ɪn ðəˈwaɪld /

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adjective Biology, Ecology.

(of a plant or animal species) having members growing or living only as a naturalized population or in captivity, but having no known members growing or living independently in a natural habitat, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: After observing a herd of Père David deer on a reserve in China, we learned that the species is extinct in the wild.Abbreviation: EW

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Words nearby extinct in the wild

exteroceptor, exterofective, exterritorial, extima, extinct, extinct in the wild, extinction, extinctive, extine, extinguish, extinguishant

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