[syn: extinct, out(p)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Extinct \Ex*tinct"\, a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of
extinguere, exstinguere. See Extinguish.]
1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a
lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.
[1913 Webster]
Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct.
--Milton.
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2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family
becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.
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3. Specifically: Once existing as a species but now having no
living members; -- used of species of living organisms,
especially of animals and plants; as, dinosaurs are now
extinct; the dodo bird is extinct.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Extinct \Ex*tinct"\, v. t.
To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
extinct
adj 1: 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" [syn: extinct, nonextant] [ant:
extant]
2: (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"
[ant: active]
3: being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette
into the stream"; "the fire is out" [syn: extinct,
out(p)]