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extinction

Definition

  • noun: the state or situation that results when something (such as a plant or animal species) has died out completely
  • noun: the act of making 'extinct' or causing to be 'extinguished'
  • synonyms: destruction, suppression, annihilation

Examples

  • Several bird species are threatened with 'extinction'. = Several bird species are 'on the brink of extinction'.

  • Mass 'extinctions' of prehistoric animals are known to have occurred.

  • the 'extinction' of all life in the region

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) in the plains of Africa. An upright ape, living in dust, with crude language and tools. All set for extinction. "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." There you go again, Mr. Quotable. There you go again. (..)
    2014 Ex Machina