"endling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛndlɪŋ/ Forms: endlings [plural]
Etymology: end + -ling, suggested in a 1996 issue of the magazine Nature. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|end|ling}} end + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} endling (plural endlings)
  1. (rare) The last individual of its species or subspecies, which therefore becomes extinct upon its death. Wikipedia link: endling Tags: rare Translations (last individual): dernier spécimen recensé [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

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