extinct

[US]/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
[UK]/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. no longer in existence, extinct, no longer living or existing
vt. [archaic] to cause to become extinguished

Phrases & Collocations

become extinct

Example Sentences

an extinct volcano).

restore an extinct kind of animal

extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene

his now extinct pipe.

kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild .

Is there anything could rekindle his extinct passion?

type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes.

Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.

The extinct volcano’s eruption would mean a cataclysm for the city.

an extinct custom.See Synonyms at dead

"This huge dish of overpriced stodge should be extinct.

extinct horse genus; formerly called genus Eohippus.

Trapped inside was an extinct breed of stingless bee.

A zebralike mammal(Equus quagga) of southern Africa, extinct since the late19th century.

The common ancestor of the glasswing is long extinct but the clade it belongs to is known as the clearwing clade.

extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain;formerly Pithecanthropus erectus.

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