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endangered
[ en-deyn-jerd ]
adjective
- threatened with a danger:
endangered lives of trapped coal miners.
- Biology, Ecology. generally perceived as threatened with extinction:
In 1967, the U.S. government declared the bald eagle endangered, but the national bird’s population recovery since then has been remarkable.
- Biology, Ecology. (of a threatened plant or animal species) having a very high risk of extinction, second only to the status of critically endangered, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: : EN
There are more than 3,600 endangered plant species throughout the world.
endangered
/ ɪˈɪԻə /
adjective
- in danger: used esp of animals in danger of extinction
the giant panda is an endangered species
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲe·岹g adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of endangered1
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Example Sentences
Survival International, a group that advocates for the rights of tribal people, said the alleged act endangered the man's own life and the lives of the tribe, calling it "deeply disturbing".
The weight of fear and loss is heavy: so many stories of abuse, of life endangered and disrupted.
Funding for intervention against the disease overseas also appeared endangered when the Trump administration froze foreign aid and then all but eliminated the U.S.
Seagrasses provide shelters, nurseries, and feeding grounds for thousands of species, including endangered animals such as dugongs, stalked jellyfish and smalltooth sawfish.
Leavitt also defended Witkoff specifically, dismissing the idea that he had endangered sensitive information in Russia and calling reporting that he had used personal devices to engage in the Signal chat while there “false.”
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