Extinct

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

Definitions of extinct

adjective no longer in existence; having died out

Example Sentences

A1 Dinosaurs are extinct animals.

A2 The dodo bird is an extinct species.

B1 The passenger pigeon went extinct due to overhunting.

B2 The woolly mammoth is an extinct species that lived during the Ice Age.

C1 The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, is an extinct carnivorous marsupial.

C2 The extinction of the woolly rhinoceros was likely caused by climate change and human hunting.

Examples of extinct in a Sentence

formal Many species have become extinct due to habitat destruction and climate change.

informal I heard that the dodo bird is extinct, can you believe that?

slang That style of music is so extinct, no one listens to it anymore.

figurative With the rise of technology, traditional handwritten letters are becoming extinct.

Grammatical Forms of extinct

• past tense: extincted
• plural: extincts
• comparative: more extinct
• superlative: most extinct
• present tense: extinct
• future tense: will be extinct
• perfect tense: has/have been extinct
• continuous tense: is being extinct
• singular: extinct
• positive degree: extinct
• infinitive: to extinct
• gerund: extincting
• participle: extincted

Origin and Evolution of extinct

First Known Use: 0015 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'extinct' originated from the Latin word 'extinctus', which means 'put out' or 'destroyed by fire'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'extinct' has evolved to refer to species that no longer exist or to things that have ceased to exist or be in use.