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- DictionaryEx·tinct/ikˈstiNG(k)t/
adjective
- 1. (of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence: "trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct"
- 2. (of a volcano) not having erupted in recorded history: "the islands are the remains of extinct volcanoes"
extinct. adjective. /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/. /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/. (of a type of plant, animal, etc.) no longer in existence. an extinct species. to become extinct. The red squirrel is in danger of becoming extinct in England. the fossilised remains of extinct animals.
5 days ago · 1. adjective. A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place. It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain. ...the bones of extinct animals. Synonyms: dead, lost, gone, vanished More Synonyms of extinct. 2. adjective.
Extinction occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces such as habitat fragmentation, climate change, natural disaster, overexploitation by humans, and pollution, or because of evolutionary changes in their members (genetic inbreeding, poor reproduction, decline in population numbers). What is extinction?
Definition of extinct – Learner’s Dictionary. extinct. adjective. uk / ɪkˈstɪŋkt / us. Add to word list. If a type of animal is extinct, it does not now exist. (Definition of extinct from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of extinct. in Chinese (Traditional) 滅絕的, 絕種的, 消失的… See more.
1. : no longer existing. an extinct (species of) animal. Many of these old traditions have since become extinct. 2. : no longer active. an extinct volcano. EXTINCT meaning: 1 : no longer existing; 2 : no longer active.
noun. /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/ [uncountable, countable] a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing. a tribe threatened with extinction/in danger of extinction. The island's way of life is doomed to extinction. The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction. We know of several mass extinctions in the earth's history.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Earth sciences, Geology ex‧tinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ adjective 1 an extinct type of animal or plant does not exist anymore Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
