noun phrase · academic
endangered species
UK/ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd ˈspiːʃiːz/US/ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd ˈspiːʃiz/en·DAN·gered SPEC·ies
animals or plants that are at serious risk of disappearing from the wild
Examples
“Many conservation projects focus on protecting endangered species.”
“The park is a sanctuary for several endangered species.”
“Illegal hunting is a major threat to endangered species.”
Band 8 sentence
“The government's funding has helped several endangered species recover their populations over the past decade.”
Collocations
- critically endangered species
- protect endangered species
Word family
Common mistakes
dangerous species→endangered species
endangered animals→endangered species
Say it for a higher band
5rare animals→6threatened species→7+endangered species
Synonyms
threatened species
Easily confused
threatened species
“Conservationists focused on protecting threatened species in the region.”
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