🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

en peligro de extinción

Pronunciation / Transliteration: en pelīɣro ðe ekstinˈsjon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Endangered/ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El lince ibérico es una especie en peligro de extinción."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Seriously at risk of extinction.

    "The giant panda is an endangered species."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'endangered' originates from the Middle English word 'endanger', which means to put in danger. It evolved from the Old French 'en danger', meaning 'in danger', and has been used since the late 19th century to describe species at risk of extinction.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Endangered"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Endangered"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Endangered" Synonym Map