extinct

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ or /ɛkˈstɪŋkt/

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Adjective

Positive extinct

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. When all of one kind of animal are dead it is extinct.

   Dinosaurs are extinct. No living dinosaurs can be found on Earth.

2. No longer active

   This extinct volcano has not erupted for hundreds of years.

Related words

• extinction