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EXTINCT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
Example:
an extinct volcano
Classified under:
Similar:
dead (physically inactive)
Attribute:
extinction (no longer active; extinguished)
Antonym:
active ((of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being out or having grown cold
Example:
the fire is out
Synonyms:
extinct; out
Classified under:
Similar:
dead (not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat)
Sense 3
Meaning:
No longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
Example:
extinct laws and customs
Synonyms:
extinct; nonextant
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
dead (not surviving in active use)
Also:
nonexistent (not having existence or being or actuality)
Antonym:
extant (still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost)
Context examples:
Soon these burning miseries will be extinct.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
He paused for a moment, and then, raising his voice, repeated slowly the words: "Which were extinct before the coming of man."
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A wild-type zebrafish line that is extinct.
(HK/SING Zebrafish, NCI Thesaurus)
What course was taken to supply that assembly, when any noble family became extinct?
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
This is the largest concentration of eggs of extinct vertebrates known thus far.
(Brazil and China scientists unearth pterosaur eggs with preserved embryos, Agência Brasil)
The find could help researchers better figure out how the giant creatures actually looked before they became extinct some 160 million years ago.
(Dinosaur Tail Found in Myanmar, VOA News)
The study reveals the first reconstructions of extinct aquatic species in their habitats along the seaway.
(Ancient Saharan seaway illustrates how Earth’s climate and creatures can undergo extreme change, National Science Foundation)
Ever since registers began being made, c. 1500, 139 plant species were officially cataloged as extinct.
(Species native to Brazil savanna likely to face extinction, Agência Brasil)
The cheetah subspecies went extinct in India more than fifty years ago.
(Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts, Wikinews)
Leading biologists estimate nearly half of the planet’s species could be extinct by the end of the century unless urgent action is taken.
(Nearly Half the Planet's Species Could Be Wiped Out by the End of This Century, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
