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extinct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | nonextant |
an extinct species of fish.
an extinct royal family.
extinct laws and customs.
extinct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | out |
threw his extinct cigarette into the stream.
extinct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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an extinct volcano.
Examples of extinct
extinct
Privatize or make extinct as many Fedzilla departments and agencies as possible.
From the washingtontimes.com
Nine species that once lived in the state have gone extinct nationwide, he said.
From the dispatch.com
Some are wiped out, especially the indigenous groups, who slowly become extinct.
From the guardian.co.uk
He can be found living in underground nests in the crater of an extinct volcano.
From the independent.co.uk
Five species of British butterfly have become extinct, including the large blue.
From the independent.co.uk
May be the human race deserves to become extinct, it given enough reasons to be.
From the independent.co.uk
This article does not seem to support the idea that the cod will become extinct.
From the newscientist.com
Apart from croquetas in tapas bars, however, they are pretty extinct these days.
From the independent.co.uk
Scientists say the Sumatran orangutan will be the first great ape to go extinct.
From the edition.cnn.com
- 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"
- (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"
- Being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
- (extinction) no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"
- (extinction) the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
- (extinction) a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
- In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or group of taxa. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species (although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point). ...
- Extinct was a Channel 4 TV series, that originally aired in late 2001. There were 6 episodes.
- (Extinction (astronomy)) Extinction is a term used in astronomy to describe the absorption and scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by matter (dust and gas) between the emitting object and the observer. ...
