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Adjective
/enˈdānjərd/,
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(of a species) Seriously at risk of extinction,
  1. (of a species) Seriously at risk of extinction

  1. (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"
  2. An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use. If it loses all its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language. The total number of languages in the world is not known. Estimates vary depending on many factors. Michael E. ...
  3. An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. ...
  4. Endangered is the 8th studio album by hard rock band Pink Cream 69.
  5. Once Upon a Forest is a 1993 American animated film produced by Hanna-Barbera in association with HTV Cymru/Wales and released on June 18, 1993 by 20th Century Fox. ...
  6. This is a list of episodes for the television series MacGyver: * http://www.htktv.com/macgyver.htm
  7. (Endangeredly) In US law, endangerment comprises several types of crimes involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless or , and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person.
  8. in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
  9. (endangeredness) The state or condition of being endangered (especially of a species)
  10. Used to refer to species (or higher levels of classification) that are likely to become extinct unless the various threats and pressures affecting them cease.
  11. A wildlife species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
  12. taxon facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
  13. A species that is possibly going to become extinct soon due to limited numbers of individuals alive or not enough habitat to live in.
  14. A species with such a low population number, that the population is in danger of extinction.
  15. Animals or plants that survive in such low numbers that they could become extinct in a few years unless something is done to help the populations increase.
  16. A species is categorised as Endangered if the reduction in population size is 70% or more over the last 10 years and/or there are fewer than 2500 mature individuals.
  17. A species or ecosystem that is so reduced or delicate that it is threatened with or on the verge of extinction. Compare extinct, extirpated, threatened, vulnerable.
  18. A species of animal whose number have decreased to the point that they may become extinct.
  19. (en.dan.gered) adj. - likely to be harmed, damaged or destroyed.
  20. A species or subspecies whose survival is in doubt if its current state continues. A species or subspecies that fits one of the following:
  21. referring to an endangered species; any species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range/habitat.
  22. A species is considered endangered if there are so few of them that they may soon become extinct.
  23. Species whose extinction is imminent if the factors which are currently threatening their survival persist. This category include species whose numbers have been diminished to critical levels or whose natural habitats have been so reduced that they are deemed in immediate danger of extinction.
  24. Close to becoming extinct; having very few of its kind left.
  25. A type or species of living thing that has decreased so much that its population is in great danger of dying out