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Definitions for Extinct

[1] no longer in existence; having ended or died out: extinct North American Indian tribes.
[2] 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: a list of extinct animals that once inhabited the Isle of Man. Abbreviation : EX
[3] no longer in use; obsolete: an extinct custom.
[4] extinguished; quenched; not burning: evidence of a half dozen extinct campfires.
[5] having ceased eruption; no longer active: an extinct volcano.
[6] (of an animal or plant species) having no living representative; having died out
[7] quenched or extinguished
[8] (of a volcano) no longer liable to erupt; inactive
[9] void or obsolete an extinct political office

Words related to Extinct

archaic, asleep, bygone, cold, deceased, defunct, departed, ended, fallen, gone, inactive, late, lifeless, lost, out, outmoded, superseded, unknown, vanished, void

Words nearby Extinct

exteroceptive, exteroceptor, exterofective, exterritorial, extima, extinct, extinction, extinctive, extine, extinguish, extinguishant

Origin of Extinct

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

Words that may be confused with Extinct

extinct, rare, scarce

Other words from Extinct

non·ex·tinct , adjective
un·ex·tinct , adjective

Word origin for Extinct

C15: from Latin exstinctus quenched, from exstinguere to extinguish

Synonyms for Extinct

abolished, archaic, asleep, bygone, cold, dead and gone, deceased, defunct, departed, disappeared, done for, doused, ended, exanimate, exterminated, extinguished, fallen, gone, inactive, late, lifeless, lost, no longer known, out, outmoded, passed on, passé, snuffed out, superseded, terminated, unknown, vanished, vanquished, void