Extinct vs. Extant

Extinct vs. Extant — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Extinct and Extant

Extinctadjective

(dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)

Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.

Extantadjective

Still in existence.

Extinctadjective

No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.

The title became extinct when the last baron died.Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.

Extantadjective

Currently existing; not having disappeared.

Extinctadjective

No longer in existence; having died out.

The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

Extantadjective

Still alive; not extinct.

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Extinctadjective

(vulcanology) No longer actively erupting.

Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.

Extantadjective

(obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.

Extinctverb

(transitive) To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.

Extantadjective

still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost;

extant manuscriptsspecimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk

Extinctadjective

no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives;

an extinct species of fishan extinct royal familyextinct laws and customs

Extinctadjective

of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive;

an extinct volcanoa dormant volcano
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Extinctadjective

of a fire; being out or having grown cold;

threw his extinct cigarette into the streamthe fire is out