Definition of Extinct. Meaning of Extinct. Synonyms of Extinct

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Definition of Extinct

Extinct
Extinct Ex*tinct", a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See Extinguish.] 1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano. Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct. --Milton. 2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.
Extinct
Extinct Ex*tinct", v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] --Shak.

Meaning of Extinct from wikipedia

- difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa, where a species presumed extinct abruptly "reappears" (typically in the fossil record) after a period of...
- An extinct language is a language that no longer has any speakers, especially if the language has no living descendants. In contrast, a dead language...
- This page features lists of species and organisms that have become extinct. The reasons for extinction range from natural occurrences, such as shifts...
- Troy (Gr****: Τροία, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 Truwiša) or Ilion (Gr****: Ίλιον, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 Wiluša) was an ancient city and archaeological site located at Hisarlik...
- Extinct is a 2021 computer-animated science fiction comedy film directed by David Silverman, and co-directed by Raymond S. Persi, from a screenplay by...
- Pompeii (/pɒmˈpeɪ(i)/, Latin: [pɔmˈpei̯.iː]) was an ancient city located in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy...
- Look up extinct in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Extinction is the end of a species. Extinct may also refer to: Extinct volcano, one that scientists...
- List of extinct languages of Africa List of extinct languages of Asia List of extinct languages in Central America and the Caribbean List of extinct languages...
- A species that is extinct in the wild (EW) is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as known only by living...
- Extinct volcanoes are those that scientists consider unlikely to erupt again because the volcano no longer has a magma supply. Examples of extinct volcanoes...