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threatened species

The definition of a threatened species is a plant, animal or other living thing which is in danger of becoming extinct.

(noun)

An example of a threatened species is an animal of which there are only five of its kind left in the whole world.

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See threatened species in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a species of animal or plant that is rare and may become an endangered species in the near future
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