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

- taxon by the death of its last member. A taxon may become functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to reproduce...
- An extinct language is a language that no longer has any first-language or second-language speakers, especially if the language also has no living descendants...
- This page features lists of species and organisms that have become extinct. The reasons for extinction range from natural occurrences, such as shifts...
- Troy (Turkish: Troya, Gr****: Τροία, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 Truwiša/Taruiša) or Ilion (Gr****: Ίλιον, Hittite: 𒌷𒃾𒇻𒊭 Wiluša) was an ancient city located in...
- Extinct is a 2021 animated science fiction comedy film directed by David Silverman, and co-directed by Raymond S. Persi, from a screenplay by Joel Cohen...
- Pompeii (/pɒmˈpeɪ(i)/ pom-PAY-(ee), Latin: [pɔmˈpei̯.iː]) was an ancient city located in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region...
- A species that is extinct in the wild (EW) is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as only consisting of...
- one period of activity during their history; other volcanoes that become extinct after erupting exactly once are monogenetic (meaning "one life") and such...
- 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...
-   Extinct in the wild (EW): 5 species   Critically endangered (CR): 223 species   Endangered (EN): 460 species   Vulnerable (VU): 798 species   Near threatened...