extinct
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"Dwarf pansies are definitely one of our very rarest plants, that will not be going extinct anytime soon," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The cave also contained fossils of an extinct ancestor of the takahē, helping scientists better understand the evolution of this well-known New Zealand bird.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
And if doubles are an endangered species, triples are practically extinct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Barbary lions are now extinct in the wild.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
These were not mastodon and mammoth hunters—both species were already extinct.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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