now-extinct
UK/naʊ-ɪk'stɪŋkt/US
Definitions
adj.
No longer existing; recently or presently died out.
现已灭绝的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednowroot
+
extinctout of, former
=now-extinct
now + extinct: a transparent compound modifier, 'extinct as of now' — used before a noun (the now-extinct dodo).
Example Sentences
- 1.
The museum displays bones of the now-extinct giant sloth.