critically endangered

[ krit-i-klee en-deyn-jerd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Biology, Ecology.

(of a threatened species ) having the highest risk of extinction, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: : CR
The list of critically endangered frog species is alarmingly long.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of critically endangered¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, “climate change is also impairing recovery of some species, including critically endangered right whales in the North Atlantic.”

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Those plants in turn feed countless animals, from the critically endangered blue-eyed ground-dove to the lanky maned wolf.

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The herd has more than doubled and shows no sign of mutation, which could mean the site is a good place to introduce other critically endangered species.

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critically critical mass

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