Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 滅種, from (extermination) + (race).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeoljong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeoljong
McCune–Reischauer?myŏlchong
Yale Romanization?myelqcong

Noun edit

멸종 (myeoljong) (hanja 滅種)

  1. extinction (the action of making or becoming extinct)

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