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Meaning of 'threatened' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Threatened [ imp. & p. p.]
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Meaning of 'threatened' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . threatened [ s]
Meaning (1):
- (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
Example in sentence:
  • the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one

Nearby Words:

thracian thrack thrackscat thraldom thrall thrall-less thrall-like thralldom thranite thrapple

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