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threatened species in American English a species of animal or plant that is rare and may become an endangered species in the near future threatened species in American Englishnouna species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range Word origin [1965–70 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: T cell, hired gun, no-fault, overdub, red-eyeExamples of 'threatened species' in a sentencethreatened species |