Polyglot Dictionary

extinção

/istʃĩˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as extinções

Meaning

  1. extinction

    • Está em risco de extinção.

      It's in danger of extinction.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

extinción

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

French

extinction

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

Practice

1 What does extinção mean?

2 Fill the gap: Está em risco de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches extinção?

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