endangered
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: There are more than 3,600 endangered plant species throughout the world.Abbreviation: EN
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- un·en·dan·gered, adjective
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It has a full house of endangered great apes and monkeys, including western lowland gorillas, chimpanzees, drill monkeys and a mustached monkey named Kiki.
A virtual menagerie: How conservation and rescue efforts can connect us with wildlife around the world | Andrea Sachs | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostTesting the limits of brown tree snake agility could help design new baffles or other tools to protect endangered birds on Guam, Savidge says.
Brown tree snakes use their tails as lassos to climb wide trees | Maria Temming | January 11, 2021 | Science NewsPut it all together and you can see why the Democrats’ chances of holding onto the House look pretty good, even if they do have the most endangered incumbent up in 2020.
The Most Vulnerable Incumbent In The House Is A Democrat, But Republicans Are Defending More Competitive Seats | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | October 19, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightOther elements found in electronics are considered some of the periodic table’s most endangered.
We’re Using Microbes to Clean Up Toxic Electronic Waste. Here’s How | Sebastien Farnaud | August 20, 2020 | Singularity HubThese programs include searching for invasive species like the zebra mussels and tracking rare and endangered animals.
Conservation is going to the dogs | Alison Pearce Stevens | April 2, 2020 | Science News For Students
We need to talk in a different way about how Obama has endangered America.
Botswana has become a haven of sorts for endangered animals.
In a new Republican administration, the EPA might well become an endangered species.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab | Clive Irving | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEIA found that some companies are issued licenses to breed endangered animals, including the South China Tiger.
Which brings us to our second question: Why is the Romantic Comedy becoming such an endangered species?
The cubicula were also defaced, their symmetry injured, and their construction endangered by similar imprudent excavations.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowFor one minute he even contemplated holding the two up and taking enough to salve his hurt pride and his endangered reputation.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerThe woodcuts, fresh and beautiful, are gems of an art now endangered by modern requirements of haste.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanThe first man endangered was the lonely officer who sat his horse in front of the line of kicking and plunging mules.
Overland | John William De ForestSedgwick's success endangered Lee, and, unless Fredericksburg were regained, the battle was lost to the Rebels.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
British Dictionary definitions for endangered
/ (ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd) /
in danger: used esp of animals in danger of extinction: the giant panda is an endangered species
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