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Word: Extinct
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘no longer alight’): from Latin exstinct- ‘extinguished’, from the verb exstinguere (see extinguish)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)t
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈstɪŋ(k)t
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence
Short Definition:having no living members
Examples:- trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct
- the red wolf became extinct in the wild in 1980
- we might one day resurrect extinct species
Definition:
(of a volcano) not having erupted in recorded history
Short Definition:(of volcano) not active
Examples:- the islands are the remains of extinct volcanoes
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