See Also: Extinction(health)
extinction(dictionary)
extinction(dictionary)
extinction(medicine)
visual extinction(medicine)
Extinction Pricing(money)
extinction angle(medicine)
Sensory extinction(health)
extinction (of species)(encyclopedia)
undulose extinction(medicine)

extinction (oh)



when a particular type of animal or plant stops existing
::species in danger of extinction
on the verge/edge/brink of extinction
(=nearly extinct)
::The breed was on the verge of extinction.
::They were hunted almost to extinction .
::Conservationists are trying to save the whale from extinction .
face extinction/be threatened with extinction
::Many endangered species now face extinction.
when a type of person, custom, skill etc stops existing
::Their traditional way of life seems doomed to extinction.