extinct
adjective/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
- (of a type of plant, animal, etc.) no longer in existence
- an extinct species
- to become extinct
- The red squirrel is in danger of becoming extinct in England.
- the fossilised remains of extinct animals
- The numbers of these animals have been falling steadily and they are now almost extinct.
- The species was presumed extinct.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- go
- …
- completely
- totally
- long
- …
- (of a type of person, job or way of life) no longer in existence in society
- Servants are now almost extinct in modern society.
- (of a volcano) no longer active opposite active
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘no longer alight’): from Latin exstinct- ‘extinguished’, from the verb exstinguere, from ex- ‘out’ + stinguere ‘quench’.
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