the species threatened with extinction

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• be threatened with something — phrase to be likely to be affected by something bad Nearly 1,000 of the world’s bird species are threatened with extinction. Even the local school was threatened with closure. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

• be threatened with something — to be likely to be affected by something bad Nearly 1,000 of the world s bird species are threatened with extinction. Even the local school was threatened with closure …   English dictionary

• Extinction — [ thumb|The Dodo, shown here in a 1651 illustration by Jan Savery, is an often cited example of modern extinction.cite book | last = Diamond | first = Jared | authorlink = Jared Diamond | title = Guns, Germs, and Steel | publisher = date = 1999|… …   Wikipedia

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• extinction — ex|tinc|tion [ıkˈstıŋkʃən] n [U] 1.) when a particular type of animal or plant stops existing ▪ species in danger of extinction on the verge/edge/brink of extinction (=nearly extinct) ▪ The breed was on the verge of extinction. ▪ They were hunted …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• species — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ living ▪ extinct ▪ common ▪ exotic, rare ▪ different, distinct …   Collocations dictionary

• extinction — noun (U) 1 a situation in which a particular kind of animal, plant etc no longer exists: Conservationists are trying to save the whale from extinction. | face extinction/be threatened with extinction: Many endangered species now face extinction.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Endangered species — An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. An endangered species is usually a taxonomic species,… …   Wikipedia

• The World of Kong — The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island is a 2005 encyclopedic book, made for the release of Peter Jackson s King Kong. The book tells all about King Kong s fictional world. It talks about everything on Skull Island, from the… …   Wikipedia

• Extinction risk from climate change — The extinction risk of climate change is the risk species have of becoming extinct due to the effects of global warming.The scientific consensus in the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report is that Anthropogenic warming could lead to some impacts that… …   Wikipedia

• endangered species — noun a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction • Hypernyms: ↑species • Hyponyms: ↑Australian lungfish, ↑Queensland lungfish, ↑Neoceratodus forsteri * * * noun : a species threatened with extinction ; …   Useful english dictionary