What does extinct mean?
Definitions for extinct
ɪkˈstɪŋktex·tinct
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Princeton's WordNet
extinct, nonextantadjective
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
"an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs"
extinctadjective
(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
"an extinct volcano"
extinct, out(p)adjective
being out or having grown cold
"threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
GCIDE
Extinctadjective
Specifically: Once existing as a species but now having no living members; -- used of species of living organisms, especially of animals and plants; as, dinosaurs are now extinct; the dodo bird is extinct.
Wiktionary
extinctadjective
Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.
extinctadjective
No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.
extinctadjective
No longer in existence; having died out.
The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
extinctadjective
No longer actively erupting.
Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.
Etymology: Recorded since 1432; from extinctus, the past participle of extinguere, corresponding to ex- + stinguere
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Extinctadjective
Etymology: extinctus, Latin.
Their purple vengeance bath’d in gore retires,
Her weapons blunted, and extinct her fires. Alexander Pope.The royal family is all extinct,
And she who reigns bestows her crown on me. Dryden.The nobility are never likely to be extinct, because the greatest part of their titles descend to heirs general. Jonathan Swift.
A censure inflicted a jure continues, though such law be extinct, or the lawgiver removed from his office. John Ayliffe.
Wikipedia
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult, and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa, where a species presumed extinct abruptly "reappears" (typically in the fossil record) after a period of apparent absence. More than 99% of all species that ever lived on Earth, amounting to over five billion species, are estimated to have died out. It is estimated that there are currently around 8.7 million species of eukaryote globally, and possibly many times more if microorganisms, like bacteria, are included.
ChatGPT
extinct
Extinct refers to a species, genus, or larger group that has no living members; it means the complete disappearance or death of all individual organisms belonging to a particular species or group. This often happens when the species cannot adapt to changing environmental conditions or compete with other species for resources.
Webster Dictionary
Extinctadjective
extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano
Extinctadjective
without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law
Extinctverb
to cause to be extinct
Etymology: [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See Extinguish.]
Wikidata
Extinct
Extinct is a British television series that aired on ITV, STV & UTV in 2006. It features eight celebrities highlighting the plight of some of the world's most endangered species and was presented by Zoë Ball and Sir Trevor McDonald. During the series, the public were asked to phone in and vote for which animal they wanted to receive 50% of the money raised through the phone votes, via the charity WWF. The winning animal got over £178,000 and the remaining seven shared £178,000. A sister programme called Extinct - The Quiz also aired at the same time.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Extinct
eks-tingkt′, adj. put out: extinguished: no longer existing: dead.—adj. Extinct′ed, extinguished.—ns. Extincteur (eks-tang′tür, eks-tingk′tür—see Extinguisher); Extinc′tion, a quenching or destroying: destruction: suppression.—adj. Extinct′ive, tending to extinguish.—n. Extinct′ure (Shak.), extinction.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of extinct in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of extinct in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of extinct in a Sentence
Some 60-70 percent of (amphibians) are in critical danger or almost extinct.
There was no reason to think that it was extinct, but at the same time, we didnt know that it wasnt extinct, no scientist or naturalist had any idea whether it was still out there.
If we didn’t do it, the elephants would go extinct in North America, likely in 25 years or less.
I don't think that there are many people who are trying to detect life in meteorites. Most of us are trying to detect prebiotic organics in meteorites — that is, molecules that may have played a role in helping life get started on Earth. While there are some folks that think they've detected signs of extinct life in meteorites, I have not so far found their arguments to be very compelling.
I'm worried about all the weather disasters. Everytime we have huge a bushfire here another animal might go extinct, the government isn't doing as much as it should. It's just scary for younger generations.
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- измрял, изгасналBulgarian
- extintCatalan, Valencian
- vyhynulý, vyhaslý, vymřelýCzech
- uddødDanish
- aussterben, erloschenGerman
- formortintaEsperanto
- extintoSpanish
- منقرضPersian
- poistunut, sammunut, kadonnut, sukupuuttoon kuollutFinnish
- útdeyðurFaroese
- éteintFrench
- כבויHebrew
- kihalt, kialudt, megszűnt, elhamvadtHungarian
- մարած, վերացած, հանգածArmenian
- 死に絶える, 廃れる, 消える, 死ぬ, 絶滅Japanese
- mati, pupusMalay
- in onbruik, slapend, dood, uitgestorven, uit, uitgedoofdDutch
- utdøddNorwegian
- martwy, zagasły, wymarły, wygasłyPolish
- ultrapassado, obsoleto, extintoPortuguese
- угасший, устаревший, вымерший, потухшийRussian
- vymretý, vyhynutýSlovak
- släckt, utdöd, slocknadSwedish
- söndürülmekTurkish
- 绝种Chinese
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