2. Small in numbers, with significant possibility of extinction; -- of species. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
endangered — index aleatory (perilous), insecure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
endangered — [adj] imperiled at risk, facing extinction, in danger, threatened; concepts 231,407 … New thesaurus
endangered — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in danger of extinction … English terms dictionary
endangered — adjective Date: 1964 being or relating to an endangered species < an endangered bird > < put on the endangered list > … New Collegiate Dictionary
endangered — said of a taxon facing imminent extirpation (nationally) or extinction (world wide). In the IUCN Criteria for threatened species, a taxon is Endangered when it is not Critically Endangered but is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild… … Dictionary of ichthyology
endangered — /en dayn jeuhrd/, adj. 1. threatened with a danger: endangered lives of trapped coal miners. 2. threatened with extinction: The bald eagle may be endangered. [1590 1600; ENDANGER + ED2] * * * … Universalium
Endangered — Endanger En*dan ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endangered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Endangering}.] 1. To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace. [1913 Webster] All the other difficulties of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
endangered — adjective 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) I have but done my devoir, lady, as a good knight, in defence of an endangered … Wiktionary
endangered — adj. Endangered is used with these nouns: ↑animal, ↑bird, ↑habitat, ↑mammal, ↑species, ↑wildlife … Collocations dictionary
Endangered — (EN) IUCN Red List category in which a taxon is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. See also Critically Endangered, Data Deficient, Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
