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Definition of Endangered
1. Adjective. (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction. "An endangered species"
Definition of Endangered
1. 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) ¹
2. Verb. (past of endanger) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Endangered
1. endanger [v] - See also: endanger
Medical Definition of Endangered
1. A species in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its range. (05 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endangered
Literary usage of Endangered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. OECD Environmental Performance Reviews by Lorents G. (FRW) Lorentsen, OECD Staff (2004)
"8.4 Endangered species ... Statutory Order concerning Protection of Endangered
Species, together with relevant regulations in the Environmental Code, ..."
2. Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1870)
"His Character of Washington. f HILE the neutrality of the United States, so
jealously guarded by Washington, was endangered by the intrigues of the French ..."
3. Environmental Performance Reviews by OECD., OECD Staff (1998)
"Species management: protection of endangered biotopes and species; pest control
Under the 1992 Commonwealth Endangered Species Protection Act, 1 031 species ..."
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