OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 19101

extinct

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
extinto
Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.
Edward’s cigarillo was extinct by the time he had finished talking.
Most of the lamps were extinct, but they glittered golden in the morning light, and in some few a pale white flame yet struggled with day.
extinto
Of an animal or plant species or group of species, a group of people, a family, etc., having no living members, representatives, or descendants.
Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
[M]any breeds, now extinct or rare, both of quadrupeds and birds, were still common.
extinto
Of a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.
Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.
They found the sites of extinct geysers.
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