a. | 1. | Extinguished; put out; quenched; |
2. | Without a survivor; without force; dead; | |
3. | Once existing as a species but now having no living members; - used of species of living organisms, especially of animals and plants; | |
v. t. | 1. | To cause to be extinct. |
Adj. | 1. | extinct - 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" Synonyms: nonextant Antonyms: extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd |
2. | extinct - of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" Synonyms: inactive | |
3. | extinct - of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" Synonyms: out |