extinct

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ or /ɛkˈstɪŋkt/

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Adjective

Positive extinct

Comparative none

Superlative none

Many birds, such as this passenger pigeon, have died out and become extinct.

1. When all of one kind of animal are dead it is extinct.

   Dinosaurs are extinct. No living dinosaurs can be found on Earth.

2. No longer active

   This extinct volcano has not erupted for hundreds of years.

Related words

• extinction