candidate-species

candidate species

noun
any plant or animal species that is a candidate for designation as an endangered species or threatened species.
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candidate species   (kān'dĭ-dāt')  Pronunciation Key 
A plant or animal species that is classified by a government agency as a candidate for possible listing as an endangered or threatened species.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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