What does extinto in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word extinto in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use extinto in Portuguese.

The word extinto in Portuguese means extinct, extinto, extinto, apagado, extinto, extinto, morto, extinto, extinto na natureza, certo pásaro extinto. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word extinto

extinct

extinto

adjective (species: no longer existing) (espécie)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
O fóssil é de uma espécie de réptil extinta.
The fossil is from an extinct species of reptile.

extinto, apagado

adjective (fire: no longer burning) (fogo)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Encontramos os resquícios da fogueira, há muito tempo apagada.
We found the remains of a campfire, long since extinct.

extinto

noun (being dead, defunct) (morto, finado)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
His failure to return caused the extinction of all her hopes.

extinto

adjective (volcano: no longer active) (vulcão)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
A cidade foi construída na cratera de um vulcão extinto.
The town is built in the crater of an extinct volcano.

morto, extinto

adjective (figurative (no longer burning) (fogo)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
O fogo parece ter sido extinto.
The fire appears to be dead.

extinto na natureza

expression (species: only alive in captivity)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)

certo pásaro extinto

noun (extinct bird) (biol., Aphanapteryx bonasi)

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