Word: coextinction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
e
xtinc
tion
Definition: The simultaneous extinction of two or more species (especially when one is dependent on the other)
Morphemes:
Affix: co-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: together; mutually; jointly
Affix: extinct
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: out, away
Affix: stinguere
Language: la
Decoded: stinguere
Meaning: to quench
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.