Extinct

Definition

extinct /Çk'stÇŋkt/ adj (က) မ်ဳိးသုဥ္းသြားေသာ။ ကြယ္ေပ်ာက္ တိမ္ေကာသြားေသာ။ an extinct species ❍ The red squirrel is now virtually extinct in England. ❍ ( fig ) a wire-cage lift of a type that is almost extinct ❍ The old use of the word ‘gay’ to mean ‘happy’ is almost extinct. (ခ) (မီးေတာင္)ေသ။ extinction /Çk'stÇŋkʃn/ n [U, C]: a tribe threatened with extinction ❍ a species thought to be on the edge/ point/ verge of extinction ❍ save a plant from extinction ❍ the extinction of his youthful hopes.

Examples

1. The Tasmanian tiger was declared extinct in 1936.
2. Many jobs have become extinct with the advent of computers.