Adjective Many of these old traditions have since become extinct. a few overgrown ruins are all that remain of that once mighty but now extinct civilization
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Africa is home to most of the cheetahs, which are extinct across Asia, except in Iran. Niha Masih, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Because of the possibility that peyote could go extinct in less than 50 years, the group Decriminalize Nature believes decriminalizing peyote will be the plant's saving grace. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2022 Hares and Perkins have been linked to at least 36 fires on the slopes of the extinct volcano since July 15, according to a probable cause affidavit, despite a summer burn ban that went into effect July 25.oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2022 In Volcanoville — a place that got its name from miners who mistook a nearby mountain as an extinct volcano — helicopters danced in a continuous loop of water drops. Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Sep. 2022 After some research, McClain discovered that the mountain got its moniker from a tiny, extinct town called Swastika, named after a cattle rancher who branded his cattle with the symbol in the early 1900s. Michelle Harris, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 Researchers studying sharks in the northwest Atlantic recently spotted a shape that temporarily led them to believe the extinct megalodon shark was still swimming in the deeps. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 Brasilodon is the oldest extinct vertebrate with two successive sets of teeth -- baby teeth and one permanent set -- also known as a diphyodonty, the news release said. Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Sometimes people encourage home and a healthy environment not only for others but also for animals, as seen in the comeback of locally extinct land iguanas to a part of the Galápagos Islands. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
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Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Latin exstinctus, past participle of exstinguere
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be滅絕▸➤become, go面臨絕種▸➤make sth使⋯滅絕▸➤presume sth, think sth推測⋯已滅絕;認為⋯已絕種◇The species was presumed extinct.這一物種據推定已絕種。ADVERB➤completely, totally完全滅絕;全部滅絕▸➤long已滅絕很長時間◇Dinosaurs are, of course, long extinct.當然,恐龍滅絕已經很長時間了。➤all but, almost, nearly, practically, virtually幾乎滅絕;差不多絕種◇The numbers of these animals have been falling steadily and they are now almost extinct.這些動物數量持續下降,現在幾近滅絕。