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extinctor en · NOUN

Etymology

From extinct + -or.

Meanings

1. A cause of extinction.
   • […] can be extrapolated robustly to the energy scales of civilization-ending impacts and perhaps even to mass extinctors. 2002, Christian Koeberl, Kenneth G. MacLeod, Catastrophic Events and Mass Extinctions: Impacts and Beyond:
2. (dated) An extinguisher.
   • These chemical extinctors are of all sizes; they range from small bottles upward, to large double-tank machines, and drawn by horses. 1899, Frederic Morell Holmes, Firemen and their exploits, page 136:

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