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extinction noun

  /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
  • The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
 Aussterben

extinct verb

  /ɛk-/ , /ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)t/
  • (specifically, biology) To cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct (adjective sense 2.3).
 auslöschen

extinct adjective

  /ɛk-/ , /ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)t/
  • (chiefly, biology) Of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence.
 aussterben, ausgestorben
  • (dated) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.
  • (geology) Of a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.
 erloschen
mass extinction
Massenaussterben
species extinction
Artensterben
insects extinction
Insektensterben
cinema extinction
Kinosterben
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