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extinto

extinto

Portuguese

Adjective

extinto m (feminine singular extinta, masculine plural extintos, feminine plural extintas, comparable)

  1. (of fire) extinguished (no longer alight)
  2. (chiefly biology) extinct (having died out)
  3. (volcanology) extinct (no longer erupting)

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Verb

extinto m (feminine singular extinta, masculine plural extintos, feminine plural extintas)

  1. masculine singular short past participle of extinguir

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exstinctus or extinctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e̞ksˈtinto̞/

Adjective

extinto m (feminine singular extinta, masculine plural extintos, feminine plural extintas)

  1. extinct

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