endangered species
A species which is in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant…A species which is in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
» It's an endangered species.
Meaning
2 sensesA species which is in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
The federal government has added five more birds to the endangered species list.
vom Aussterben bedrohte Tierart
A class or kind whose continued existence is threatened.
- a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction
Examples
21 sentencesIt's an endangered species.
I still can't believe they had a snow leopard in that zoo. I thought they were an endangered species.
Whales must be an endangered species.
Orangutans are a critically endangered species.
It is imperative to protect endangered species.
Translations
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Forms
plural: endangered species| Singular | endangered species |
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