aussterben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- extinct adjective No longer existing, especially referring to a species that has died out entirely.
- extinction noun The complete dying out of a species, group, or way of life.
Senses
aussterben is used for these senses in English:
- die out (idiomatic) To become extinct.
- extinct (chiefly, biology) Of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence.
- extinction The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
- go out To become extinct, to expire.
- go the way of the dodo (idiomatic) To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.
extinct — full definition
- adjective No longer existing, especially referring to a species that has died out entirely.
- adjective No longer active, especially referring to a volcano.