long extinct

Frequency: 7.516.3 per million words

Indicates that the extinction happened a long time ago.

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Examples (10)

  • Dinosaurs are, of course, long extinct.
  • The dodo bird has been long extinct since the 17th century.
  • These ancient civilizations are long extinct and only known through archaeology.
  • The saber-toothed tiger is long extinct, having disappeared thousands of years ago.
  • That particular species of whale has been long extinct due to overhunting.
  • Mammoths are long extinct, though scientists study their frozen remains.
  • The language of that tribe is long extinct with no living speakers.
  • Those customs and traditions are long extinct in modern society.
  • The Tasmanian tiger has been long extinct since the 1930s.
  • Giant ground sloths are long extinct megafauna from the Ice Age.