A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place. It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain
An extinct volcano is one that does not erupt or is not expected to erupt any more. Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons
volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out" 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
a plant or animal species may entirely cease to exist Recent examples are the dodo, a large flightless bird which used to live as recently as two hundred years ago, on the island of Mauritius There are today many species of birds, flowers, fish, insects, large mammals, including certain types of whale, which are threatened with extinction, most as a result of human activity Happily, the smallpox virus is about to become extinct
If a particular kind of worker, way of life, or type of activity is extinct, it no longer exists, because of changes in society. Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world
A species of plant or animal of which no individuals remain living anywhere on the planet
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
species no longer in existence or not located in the wild during the past 50 years