extinct

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/📚 9567 52 1四级六级考研托福雅思
A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place. 绝种的

adjective [原级]灭绝的;消亡的;(火山)死的;(贵族称号)无合法继承人的;熄灭了的

At the current rate of decline, many of the rain forest animals could become extinct in less than 10 years.
按照目前的下降速度,许多雨林动物不到十年就会绝种。

ex(没有) + tinct(刺) → 用针刺使没有的 → 灭绝的
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Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world. 草药医术在西方世界几乎已成了一项绝迹的技术。
Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons. 它最高的火山是已死很久的奥林匹斯山。
The idea of cloning extinct life forms still belongs to science fiction. 对绝种的生命形式进行克隆的想法仍然属于科学幻想。
Scientists are attempting to compare features of extinct animals with living analogues. 科学家正试图把已灭绝动物的特征与现存类似动物相比较。