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conservation status

[ kon-ser-vey-shuhn stey-tuhs, stat-uhs ]
/ ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃən ˌsteɪ təs, ˌstæt əs /

noun Biology, Ecology.

the designation of a plant or animal species’ likelihood of becoming extinct or having already become extinct: the most consulted global ranking system for conservation status is the IUCN Red List: Has the conservation status of the narwhal changed over the past five years?

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Origin of conservation status

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby conservation status

conservation of lepton number, conservation of linear momentum, conservation of mass, conservation of momentum, conservation of parity, conservation status, conservatism, conservative, Conservative Baptist, Conservative Jew, Conservative Judaism
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