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Definition of "extinct"


adj:		(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"
adj:		being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
adj:		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"

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This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa, where a species presumed extinct abruptly "re-appears" (typically in the fossil record) after a period of apparent absence. (More)

According to some definitions an extinct language is a language which no longer has any speakers [1], whereas a dead language is a language which is no longer spoken by anyone as ... (More)

This page features extinct species, organisms that have become extinct. List of extinct animals; List of extinct plants (More)

Following is a complete list of Australian vertebrate extinctions from 1788 to the present. There are 23 birds, 4 frogs, and 27 mammal species known to have become extinct since ... (More)

Since 1500, over 190 species of birds have become extinct, and this rate of extinction seems to be increasing. The situation is exemplified by Hawaii, where 30% of all known ... (More)

Extinct birds may refer to: Extinct Birds (Rothschild book) Late Quaternary prehistoric birds; List of extinct birds; List of fossil birds; Prehistoric bird (More)

Extinct Animals" redirects here. For the video game, see Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals. (More)

List of extinct languages of Africa; List of extinct languages of Asia; List of extinct ... (More)

The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about 20 ... (More)

Extinct in the Wild (EW) is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa, the only known living members of which are being kept in captivity or as a naturalized ... (More)