Meanings
- biologyA species which is in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
The federal government has added five more birds to the endangered species list.
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This project involves construction of a railway crossing for wild hazel dormice on the Furness line (Lancashire), in a bid to save the endangered species from extinction, and it will be the first of its kind on the railway.
2022 February 23, Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain, “Ground-breaking rail innovation goes international”, in RAIL, number 951, page 35 - A class or kind whose continued existence is threatened.
Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, the division of labor has brought forth specialization in the workforce and university curriculums. The endangered species of polymaths is facing extinction.
2014, “About the Book”, in Newton Lee, editor, Digital Da Vinci: Computers in Music, Springer, page viiSynonyms: dying breed
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA class or kind whose continued existence is threatened.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 瀕危物種 /濒危物种
- 瀕危物種 /濒危物种 (bīnwēi wùzhǒng)species which is in danger of becoming extinct
Finnish uhanalainen laji
- uhanalainen lajispecies which is in danger of becoming extinct
French espèce en danger, espèce menacée
- espèce en dangerspecies which is in danger of becoming extinct
- espèce menacéespecies which is in danger of becoming extinct
- espèce en voie de disparitionspecies which is in danger of becoming extinct
German vom Aussterben bedrohte Tierart
- vom Aussterben bedrohte Tierartspecies which is in danger of becoming extinct
Italian specie in via d'estinzione
- specie in via d'estinzionespecies which is in danger of becoming extinct
Malay spesies terancam
- spesies terancamspecies which is in danger of becoming extinct
Polish gatunek zagrożony
- gatunek zagrożonyspecies which is in danger of becoming extinct
Turkish nesli tehlikede olan türler
- nesli tehlikede olan türlerspecies which is in danger of becoming extinct
Cite this entry
endangered species. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endangered%20species
“endangered species.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endangered%20species. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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