单词 | endangered species |
释义 | > as lemmasendangered species b. spec. (of an animal or plant) in danger of extinction; esp. in endangered species (also transferred and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [adjective] > endangered endangered1964 the world > animals > [noun] > species > in danger of extinction endangered species1964 the world > life > biology > balance of nature > [noun] > endangered species endangered species1964 the world > life > biology > balance of nature > [adjective] > threatened with extinction threatened1960 endangered1964 1964 Congress. Rec. 8 July 16099/1 A partial list of extinct and endangered species of the United States and Puerto Rico is attached. 1976 New Yorker 12 Jan. 58/2 Seven hundred and sixty-one plants were designated as ‘endangered’, meaning their survival was in serious doubt. 1980 Alabama Hist. Q. Spring–Summer 102 The buildings illustrated were selected on the basis of their presence on the endangered species list. 1984 Sunday Times 22 Apr. 3/3 Dangerfield is being forced to close his collection of endangered birds. 1985 Times 11 Jan. 13/4 Freestanding art schools are becoming a rare and endangered species in this country. < as lemmas |
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