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critically endangered en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹɪ.tɪk.li ɛnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəɹd/ (General-American) careful pronunciation
  • /ˈkɹɪ.tɪ.kli ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəɹd/ (General-American) common pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:wildlife conservation; official classification; wildlife conservation; official classification) Of a species or other low-rank taxa, whose population is so small that they are very likely to go extinct in the wild.
    • critically endangered species
  2. (humorous, informal, not necessarily of wildlife) Not very common and growing less common; a dying breed.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
CR Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic
CE Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic
most critically endangered Degree=Sup lexicographic
more critically endangered Degree=Cmp lexicographic
critically-endangered alternative lexicographic

Translations (5)

cmn 極危 /极危 (IUCN classification) · pt em perigo crítico (IUCN classification) · de vom Aussterben bedroht (IUCN classification) · es en peligro crítico de extinción (IUCN classification) · fr en danger critique (IUCN classification)