endangered
adjective
en·dan·gered
in-ˈdān-jərd 
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: being or relating to an endangered species
an endangered bird
put on the endangered list
Examples of endangered in a Sentence
a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat
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The missile site is where Cove and Dixon’s fellow biologists have used camera traps to film pythons preying on the endangered species, which have much lower reproduction rates than the invasive Asian black rats common to Florida.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
The strait provides nesting grounds for sea turtles, and the coast of Oman is home to the critically endangered and nonmigratory Arabian humpback whales, with dugongs and sea snakes in the surrounding waters.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
The species is widely known to have most of its endangered population in Glastonbury.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
The owa Kalimantan is an endangered primate living in the forest in East Kalimantan province.
—Niken Sitoningrum, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
The strait provides nesting grounds for sea turtles, and the coast of Oman is home to the critically endangered and nonmigratory Arabian humpback whales, with dugongs and sea snakes in the surrounding waters.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
The species is widely known to have most of its endangered population in Glastonbury.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
The owa Kalimantan is an endangered primate living in the forest in East Kalimantan province.
—Niken Sitoningrum, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Endangered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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