extinct

extinct

no longer in use; no longer existing: Many animals are now extinct.
Not to be confused with:extant – still existing; not destroyed: There is only one extant copy of the book.extent – range; distance; measure; length; degree: He is agreeable to some extent.

ex·tinct

E0297900 (ĭk-stĭngkt′)adj.1. No longer existing or living: an extinct species. See Synonyms at dead.2. No longer burning or active: an extinct volcano.3. No longer in use: an extinct custom.

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[Middle English, from Latin exstīnctus, past participle of exstinguere, to extinguish; see extinguish.]

extinct

(ɪkˈstɪŋkt) adj1. (Biology) (of an animal or plant species) having no living representative; having died out2. quenched or extinguished3. (Physical Geography) (of a volcano) no longer liable to erupt; inactive4. void or obsolete: an extinct political office. [C15: from Latin exstinctus quenched, from exstinguere to extinguish]

ex•tinct

(ɪkˈstɪŋkt)

adj. 1. no longer in existence: an extinct species. 2. no longer in use; obsolete: an extinct custom. 3. no longer burning; extinguished. 4. no longer active: an extinct volcano. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin ex(s)tinctus, past participle of ex(s)tinguere to extinguish]

ex·tinct

(ĭk-stĭngkt′)1. No longer existing or living. Plant and animal species become extinct for many reasons, including climate change, disease, destruction of habitat, and local or worldwide natural disasters. The great majority of species that have ever lived are now extinct.2. No longer active or burning: an extinct volcano.

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extinction noun

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	extinct - no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives; "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs"nonextantnonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent"extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
	2.	extinct - (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"active - (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
	3.	extinct - being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"outdead - not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; "Mars is a dead planet"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead"

extinct

adjective1. dead, lost, gone, vanished, defunct It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.
dead living, existing, surviving, active, alive, thriving, flourishing, extant2. obsolete, abolished, void, terminated, defunct Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western World.3. inactive, extinguished, doused, out, snuffed out, quenched The island's tallest volcano is long extinct.

extinct

adjective1. No longer alive:asleep, dead, deceased, defunct, departed, gone, late, lifeless.Idioms: at rest, pushing up daisies.2. No longer in use, force, or operation:dead, defunct, lost, vanished.

Translations

灭绝的绝种的已熄灭的

extinct

(ikˈstiŋkt) adjective1. (of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence. Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times. 絕種的，滅絕的 绝种的，灭绝的 2. (of a volcano) no longer active. That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago. 不再活動的(火山) 已熄灭的（火山） extinction (ikˈstiŋkʃən) noun1. making or becoming extinct. the extinction of the species. 滅絕 灭绝2. the act of putting out or extinguishing (fire, hope etc). 撲滅(火勢)，(希望)破滅 扑灭

extinct

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