extinct

ex·tinct  (k-stngkt)

adj.

1. No longer existing or living: an extinct species.

2. No longer burning or active: an extinct volcano.

3. No longer in use: an extinct custom. See Synonyms at dead.

4. Law Lacking a claimant; void: an extinct title.

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[Middle English, from Latin exstnctus, past participle of exstinguere, to extinguish; see extinguish.]

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extinct [ɪkˈstɪŋkt]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of an animal or plant species) having no living representative; having died out

2. quenched or extinguished

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of a volcano) no longer liable to erupt; inactive

4. void or obsolete an extinct political office

[from Latin exstinctus quenched, from exstinguere to extinguish]

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extinct  (k-stngkt)

1. 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 livedprobably more than 99 percentare now extinct.

2. No longer active or burning, as an extinct volcano.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	extinct - 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" nonextant nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent" extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
	2.	extinct - (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" active - (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
	3.	extinct - being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" out dead - not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; "Mars is a dead planet"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead"

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extinct

adjective

1. dead, lost, gone, vanished, defunct It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.
dead living, existing, surviving, active, alive, thriving, flourishing, extant

2. obsolete, abolished, void, terminated, defunct Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western World.

3. inactive, extinguished, doused, out, snuffed out, quenched The island's tallest volcano is long extinct.

Translations

extinct [ɪksˈtɪŋkt] ADJ [volcano] → extinto, apagado; [animal, race] → extinto, desaparecido
to become extinct → extinguirse, desaparecer
dinosaurs are extinct → los dinosaurios se extinguieron

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extinct [ɪkˈstɪŋkt] adj

[volcano] → éteint(e)

[animal] → disparu(e)
to become extinct → disparaître
to be extinct → avoir disparu
The species is almost extinct → Cette espèce a presque disparu.

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extinct

adj

(= gone forever) animal, species, tribe, custom, art form, type of person etc → ausgestorben; (fig) way of life, empire → untergegangen; language → tot; that fish has been extinct for thousands of years → dieser Fisch ist schon seit tausenden or Tausenden von Jahren ausgestorben; to be made extinct → ausgerottet werden; to become extinct (also fig) → aussterben; is the English gentleman extinct? → gibt es den englischen Gentleman überhaupt noch?

volcano → erloschen

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extinct [ɪksˈtɪŋkt] adj (volcano) → spento/a, inattivo/a; (animal, race) → estinto/a

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extinct [ɪksˈtɪŋkt] adj (volcano) → spento/a, inattivo/a; (animal, race) → estinto/a

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extinct

adj extinct [ikˈstiŋkt]

1 (of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times. uitgesterf بائِد، مُنْقَرِض изчезнал vyhynulý uddød ausgestorben που έχει εκλείψει extinguido väljasurnud منقرض sukupuuttoon kuollut disparu נִכחַד लुप्त izumro kihalt punah aldauða, útdauður estinto 絶滅した 멸종한 išnykęs izzudis; izmiris pupus uitgestorven utdødd wymarły extinto dis­pă­rut вымерший vyhynutý izumrl izumreo utdöd สูญพันธุ์ yok olmuş, nesli tükenmiş 絕種的，滅絕的 вимерлий, зниклий معدوم ، فنا tuyệt chủng 绝种的，灭绝的

2 (of a volcano) no longer active That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago. uitgewoed, uitgeblus خامِد، هامِد угаснал vyhaslý uddød erloschen σβησμένος (για ηφαίστειο) extinguido, apagado kustunud خاموش sammunut éteint לא פָּעִיל बुझी हुई mrtav kialudt mati, tidak aktif lagi kulnaður estinto 活動を停止した 활동을 멈춘 užgesęs (par vulkānu) izdzisis mati uitgedoofd utslokt wygasły extinto stins потухший vyhasnutý ugasel ugašen slocknad (ภูเขาไฟ) ที่ดับแล้ว sönmüş 已熄滅的(火山) погаслий خاموش tắt núi lửa 已熄灭的（火山）

n extinction [ikˈstiŋkʃən]

1 making or becoming extinct the extinction of the species. uitsterwing إنْقِراض измиране zánik uddøen; udryddelse das Aussterben εξάλειψη, εξαφάνιση extinción hävitamine, väljasuremine انقراض؛ نابودی sukupuuttoon kuoleminen disparition הַכחָדָה नाश istrebljenje kihalás kepunahan aldauði, útrÿming estinzione 絶滅 소멸, 멸종 išnykimas izzušana; izmiršana kepupusan het (doen) uitsterven utslettelse, utdøing wymarcie extinção dispariţie вымирание zánik izumrtje izumiranje utplånande, förintande, utdöende การสูญพันธุ์ yok olma, tükenme 滅絕 вимирання, зникнення مٹنے یا مٹانے کا عمل sự tuyệt chủng 灭绝

2 the act of putting out or extinguishing (fire, hope etc). blus إخْماد потушаване vyhasnutí uddøen; slukning; udryddelse das Erlöschen σβήσιμο extinción kustutamine خاموشی؛ نابودی sammutus extinction לְכַבּוֹת अग्निशमन ugušiti kialvás pemadaman slokknun estinzione 消滅 소화(消火) gesinimas izdzišana memadam het uitdoven slokking ugaszenie, położenie kresu extinção stingere, spulberare тушение; угасание vyhasnutie ugasitev gašenje släckande, utsläckande การดับ sön(dür)me 撲滅 згасання; гасіння انطفاء نور sự dập tắt 扑灭

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extinct → منقرض vyhynulý uddød ausgestorben εξαφανισμένος extinto sukupuuttoon kuollut disparu izumro estinto 絶滅した 멸종한 uitgestorven utdødd wymarły extinto вымерший utdöd สูญพันธุ์ soyu tükenmiş tuyệt chủng 熄灭的