"extinctual" meaning in English

See extinctual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more extinctual [comparative], most extinctual [superlative]
Etymology: From extinct + -ual. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|extinct|ual}} extinct + -ual Head templates: {{en-adj}} extinctual (comparative more extinctual, superlative most extinctual)
  1. Of, related to, or resembling extinction.
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