EXTINCT


Meaning of EXTINCT in English

1.

A species of animal or plant that is ~ no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place.

It is 250 years since the wolf became ~ in Britain.

ADJ

2.

If a particular kind of worker, way of life, or type of activity is ~, it no longer exists, because of changes in society.

Herbalism had become an all but ~ skill in the Western world.

ADJ

3.

An ~ volcano is one that does not erupt or is not expected to erupt any more.

Its tallest volcano, long ~, is Olympus Mons.

ADJ

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