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RedditIsDogshit1 t1_iqzpu7e wrote

Reply to comment by Extra-Process-9394 in 'Extinct' wood-eating cockroach rediscovered after 80 years by Nikami

So then why do we label things as extinct if they’re actually not proven to be so? Sounds there should be two separate terms to distinguish.

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Extra-Process-9394 t1_ir019r3 wrote

I think they are just "presumed extinct in the wild". There are a lot of species like that and most don't turn up randomly one day but this time we got lucky

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