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extinct

[ik-stingkt]

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adjective

no longer in existence; having ended or died out.
extinct pre-Colombian societies.
Biology, Ecology.��(of a plant or animal species) having no living member remaining anywhere, not in the wild, in a naturalized population, nor in captivity, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: EX
a list of extinct animals that once inhabited the Isle of Man.
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no longer in use; obsolete.
an extinct custom.
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extinguished; quenched; not burning.
evidence of a half dozen extinct campfires.
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Geology.��(of a volcano) not having erupted for at least 10,000 years and not expected to erupt again.

extinct

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(of an animal or plant species) having no living representative; having died out
quenched or extinguished
(of a volcano) no longer liable to erupt; inactive
void or obsolete
an extinct political office

extinct

Having no living members. Species become extinct for many reasons, including climate change, disease, destruction of habitat, local or worldwide natural disasters, and development into new species (speciation). The great majority of species that have ever lived—probably more than 99 percent—are now extinct.
No longer active or burning, as an extinct volcano.

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Origin of extinct¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ex(s)tinctus, past participle of ex(s)tinguere; extinguish ( def. )

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Origin of extinct¹

C15: from Latin exstinctus quenched, from exstinguere to _extinguish

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The internet is down forever, crops are dying, bees are extinct, the weather is erratic and famine is beginning to plague the world.

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The classic summer rerun, a familiar ritual, is basically extinct.

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Scientists have examined the evolutionary history of the animals, including extinct forms known only from the fossil records.

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They became extinct 66 million years ago, along with most other non-avian dinosaurs.

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