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endangered

под угрозой исчезновения

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EN-UK/ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/
EN-US/ɪnˈdeɪndʒɚd/
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endangered with Russian translation

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🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Островная черепаха находится под угрозой исчезновения из-за утраты среды обитания.

The island's tortoise is endangered due to habitat loss.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Учёные изучают птиц, находящихся под угрозой исчезновения вдоль побережья.

Conservationists study endangered birds along the coast.

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endangered synonyms

Related words worth learning together

imperiled
Similar to endangered but more common in US formal/technical usage; slightly literary.
at risk
Colloquial phrase meaning facing danger or harm; widely used and somewhat broader than 'endangered'.
rare
Denotes low abundance or uncommon occurrence; not always implies imminent extinction.
vulnerable
IUCN category meaning a high risk of endangerment in the medium term; more technical.
near threatened
IUCN term meaning the species does not currently qualify as threatened but may soon; less severe than endangered.
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imperiled

Similar to endangered but more common in US formal/technical usage; slightly literary.

C1Rarely

Several fish species are considered imperiled in the river.

🇬🇧en

Colloquial phrase meaning facing danger or harm; widely used and somewhat broader than 'endangered'.

B2Very Often

Many sea turtles are at risk because of plastic pollution.

🇬🇧en

Denotes low abundance or uncommon occurrence; not always implies imminent extinction.

B2Very Often

The owl is rare in this region.

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vulnerable

IUCN category meaning a high risk of endangerment in the medium term; more technical.

C1Often

The species is listed as vulnerable due to habitat loss.

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near threatened

IUCN term meaning the species does not currently qualify as threatened but may soon; less severe than endangered.

C1Rarely

The bat species is listed as near threatened due to declining roosts.

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endangered meaning: what does it mean?

living beings wild animals adjective

endangered pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

endangered is pronounced as /ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

endangered definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The island's tortoise is endangered due to habitat loss. Translation: Островная черепаха находится под угрозой исчезновения из-за утраты среды обитания.

Is endangered part of Wild Animals vocabulary?

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Is endangered part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, endangered (под угрозой исчезновения) can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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