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endangered species

noun

Definitions

  1. A species which is in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion…

    A 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.
    • 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.

  2. 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.

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No curated loop yet for endangered species. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA