endangered

[US]/ɪn'deɪndʒəd/
[UK]/ɪn'dendʒɚd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. at risk of extinction

Phrases & Collocations

endangered species

endangered habitats

Example Sentences

The wolf is an endangered species.

an endangered species; an endangered culture.

the report calls for an audit of endangered species.

he will deliver a lecture on endangered species.

a place for preserving endangered species.

they placed the African elephant on their endangered list.

This island is maintained as a sanctuary for endangered species.

the funds raised will help conserve endangered meadowlands.

a statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species.

Poison gas blew off and endangered the lives of hundreds of persons.

14 per cent of primate species are highly endangered.

A prairie dog of the endangered subgroup Cynomys parvidens pokes through a heavy Utah snow.

The laws are designed to protect endangered species like badgers and otters, whose fur used to be favoured by sporran makers.

Much of the wildfire is currently within the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, home to several endangered species, including about 130 red wolves and the red-cockaded woodpecker.

This African-themed exhibit with African huts and a body of water, houses endangered birds like the Shoebill, the African Crowned Crane, the Saddle-Billed Stork and more.

Real-world Examples

Chinese traditional culture seems to be endangered.

Source: 50 Sample Essays for English Major Level 8 Exam Memorization

Polar bears are not endangered... for now.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

Plains Indian Sign Language is still endangered.

Source: Vox opinion

The pink river dolphin is now endangered.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American November 2021 Collection

In the U.S., the Atlantic salmon is Federally endangered.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

The Cuban crocodile is critically endangered.

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'I will swear it, ' I answered, 'provided that the fort is not endangered.'

Source: The Sign of the Four

Today the species is critically endangered largely due to poaching.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2021 Compilation

Many of those wild relatives are said to be endangered.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

This species of penguins, African penguins are endangered in the wild.

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2018 Collection

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