Vocabulary

絶滅

extinction; extermination

noun suru-verb vi
N3 freq #8

Example sentences

Many species of insects are on the verge of extinction.

Elephants are in danger of dying out.

It was during the ice age that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct.

Unless whales are protected, they will become extinct.

Nuclear weapons may bring about the annihilation of man.

Those animals were in danger of dying out.

The animals in the forest died off.

Many forms of life are disappearing.