endangered species

Noun

Meaning

a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction

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Synonyms

blaubok threatened species finless porpoise dunnart facing extinction female panda dying breed common chimpanzee breeds in decline concerned species controlled species dangerous type defenseless species disappearing species doomed species
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Antonyms

ordinary breeds ordinary species regular breeds regular species safe breeds safe species
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Hypernyms

species

Hyponyms

Australian lungfish Queensland lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri

Examples

It's no longer an exaggeration to say that middle-class Americans are an endangered species. Arianna Huffington

The Endangered Species Act is the strongest and most effective tool we have to repair the environmental harm that is causing a species to decline. Norm Dicks

We wonder why we have got the Freemen or the militants. We wonder why we have got unrest in this country. It is because our government, in fact, has got out of hand and out of line, with the Endangered Species Act. Don Young

We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying. Douglas Adams

Man," said Terl, "is an endangered species. L. Ron Hubbard

Actually I do support a charity, DefendersofWildLife.org. They help protect endangered species. Alex Meraz

Close letter words and terms

endangered family endangered kind endangered mammal endangeredness endangerer endangering