endangered

Definition

  • adjective: being or relating to an endangered species
  • used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely
  • synonyms: vulnerable

Examples

  • Two more species have been added to the 'endangered list'. [=a list of plant and animal species that are protected by law because there are very few of them]

  • The bald eagle is no longer considered an 'endangered species'. [=a species that is in danger of becoming extinct]

  • The controversy 'endangered' [='threatened'] his chances for reelection.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) DOC: One shouldn't know about his own destiny. - You don't understand. - I do. If I know too much I endanger my own existence... ...just as you've endangered yours. You're right. Let me show you my plan for sending you home. Please excuse the crudity of this model. (..)
    1985 Back to the Future