not evaluated

[ not i-val-yoo-ey-tid ]

adjective

, Biology, Ecology.

1. (of a plant or animal species) not having been studied and assessed for conservation status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: : NE

   The last time I checked, the milkfish was still a not evaluated species.

Word History and Origins

Origin of not evaluated¹

First recorded in 1995–2000