least concern

[ leest kuhn-surn ]

adjective

, Biology, Ecology.

1. (of a plant or animal species) assessed to be thriving, with a distribution or population status that is neither threatened nor near threatened, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: : LC

   Among the least concern birds on our favorite watches are the sandhill cranes and the pied-billed grebes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of least concern¹

First recorded in 1995–2000