Archaeocyaths are an extinct group of sponges that had a brief history, geologically speaking.Las arqueociatas son un grupo de esponjas desaparecidas que tuvo una historia breve desde el punto de vista geológico.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Experts predict that Asian elephants will be extinct within 15 years.Los expertos predicen que los elefantes asiáticos se extinguirán dentro de 15 años.

The last dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago.Los últimos dinosaurios se extinguieron hace 65 millones de años.

2. (not active)

a. apagado

Mount Tabor in Oregon is an extinct volcano.Monte Tabor en Oregon es un volcán apagado.

extinct

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (general)

a. extinto(a), extinguido(a)

extinct [ɪksˈtɪŋkt]

adjective

[+volcano] extinto; apagado; [+animal, race] extinto; desaparecido

to be extinct

to become extinct extinguirse; desaparecer; dinosaurs are extinct los dinosaurios se extinguieron

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become extinct	extinguirse
go extinct	extinguirse
be extinct	estar extinto
they will become extinct	se extinguirán
extinct animal	animal extinto
the animals will become extinct	los animales se extinguirán