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endangered

endangered

163 4.6
At serious risk of disappearing and becoming extinct unless protected
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd/
translation icon : amenazado
  • I'll be working on the genetics of endangered species in the Brazilian preserves.
  • endangered species
  • critically endangered
  • endangered animals

And you've made three times what you would from cutting down an endangered species of tree.

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Examples

  • More native plants than animals are listed under the US Endangered Species Act.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The cheetah is an endangered species, found in only a few regions of Africa.

  • What else should the individual people be doing to to protect endangered species?

  • Animals that are on the endangered species list.

  • First up, our friends at the Happy Newspaper report that endangered animal populations are making a comeback.

  • All sea turtles are listed as endangered or threatened by the Endangered Species Act.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The second edition listed only five Javan bird species as endangered and none as extinct.

    Academic text (1991)
  • This year's symposium is entitled From Sea to Changing Sea and it will investigate the world's endangered oceans.

  • We have Mr. Van Zandt from the Sierra Club, and he's going to bring some animals that are endangered species.

  • Conservation efforts are crucial to prevent endangered animals from going extinct.

Antonyms

6 3.8

Growing and very successful, like a busy café or arts scene

Compounds

A kind of animal or plant that may soon die out

How Endangered

extinct
102 3.6
endangered
163 4.6
threatened
  • Specialized
4.1
vulnerable
581 4.0

Surface Forms

endangered positive

Morphology

endangered = endanger (transparent) = en + danger + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial adjectival formation from the verb 'endanger', so the relation to the base is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Endangered comes from en- meaning 'in' plus danger, so it really means 'in danger'. That's why an endangered animal is one that is at serious risk of disappearing unless people protect it.