endangered species

noun

: a species threatened with extinction
broadly : anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened

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Local poachers often bear the brunt of law enforcement – in Colombia the law says you can be sentenced to 12 years for capturing endangered species. Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024 Zoo freezes endangered wildlife cells and tissues In the 1980s, Cincinnati launched one of the first efforts by a zoo to research endangered species. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024 Climate & Environment Another California fish is added to the federal endangered species list July 30, 2024 Environmental and fishing groups strongly criticized Trump’s water order. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025 There have been multiple attempts to remove the animals from the federal endangered species list since 2008, with various administrations attempting to delist them, saying the country's wolf population has recovered. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for endangered species

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of endangered species was in 1865

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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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