ENDANGERED SPECIES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does endangered species mean? 

• ENDANGERED SPECIES (noun)
  The noun ENDANGERED SPECIES has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ENDANGERED SPECIES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENDANGERED SPECIES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("endangered species" is a kind of...):

species ((biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "endangered species"):

Australian lungfish; Neoceratodus forsteri; Queensland lungfish (an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland)

 Context examples 

And while there is a concerted effort to protect endangered species such as pandas, tigers and rhinos, other organisms are being overlooked.

(Nearly Half the Planet's Species Could Be Wiped Out by the End of This Century, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The authors propose that this method could be used by local authorities, so fishermen who catch and commercialize endangered species are sanctioned.

(New way to save endangered sharks – and our seafood, SciDev.Net)

The authors recommend that toy companies and others who use endangered species as trademarks donate some of their profits to wildlife conservation.

(Study: Popularity of Wildlife Can Harm Public's Perception, VOA)

Even the areas identified in the study as suitable for deforestation, they are full of critically endangered species.

(Most countries lose out with forest-to-farm conversions, SciDev.Net)

Bahia has become the seventh Brazilian state to redlist endangered species for protection, a move that has been welcomed as an important incentive for initiatives and policies that could avert the threats to these species.

(Over 300 animal species threatened in Bahia, Agência Brasil)