Polyglot Dictionary

extinción

/ekstiŋˈsjon/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
extinciones

Meaning

  1. extinction

    • Está en peligro de extinción.

      It's in danger of extinction.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

exterminio

Worth distinguishing: exterminio is deliberate extermination; extinción (extinction) can also happen naturally.

Similar in other languages

French

extinction

extinction is the French word for the same thing — both mean "extinction."

Portuguese

extinção

extinção is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "extinction."

Practice

1 What does extinción mean?

2 Fill the gap: Está en peligro de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches extinción?

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