Associations to the word «Extinct»
Noun
- Species
- Language
- Baronetcy
- Triassic
- Arthropod
- Amazon
- Cretaceous
- Barony
- Volcano
- Baronet
- Fossil
- Clade
- Epoch
- Peerage
- Genus
- Mammal
- Extinction
- Dinosaur
- Amphibian
- Mollusc
- Taxon
- Superfamily
- Brazil
- Subspecies
- Squid
- Reptile
- Octopus
- Mollusk
- Bison
- Tortoise
- Wild
- Subfamily
- Snail
- Crocodile
- Baronetage
- Vertebrate
- Homo
- Sighting
- Saber
- Mauritius
- Parrot
- Tasmanian
- Rodent
- Title
- Viscount
- Stratum
- Primate
- Lizard
- Gastropod
- Belonging
- Specie
- Dialect
- Woodpecker
- Emu
- Pigeon
- Breed
- Deforestation
- Crater
- Zebra
- Madagascar
- Turtle
- Starling
Adjective
Wiktionary
EXTINCT, adjective. (dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
EXTINCT, adjective. No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
EXTINCT, adjective. No longer in existence; having died out.
EXTINCT, adjective. (vulcanology) No longer actively erupting.
EXTINCT LANGUAGE, noun. A dead language.
EXTINCT LANGUAGES, noun. Plural of extinct language
Dictionary definition
EXTINCT, adjective. 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".
EXTINCT, adjective. (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano".
EXTINCT, adjective. Being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.