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adjective
Date: 1960
having an uncertain chance of continued survival <a threatened species>; specifically likely to become an endangered species
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Threatened — Threaten Threat en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threatened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Threatening}.] [OE. [thorn]retenen. See {Threat}, v. t.] 1. To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threatened — [[t]θre̱t(ə)nd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ by n If you feel threatened, you feel as if someone is trying to harm you. → See also threaten Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated... The survey… … English dictionary
threatened — adj. Threatened is used with these nouns: ↑closure, ↑habitat, ↑litigation, ↑miscarriage, ↑redundancy, ↑species … Collocations dictionary
threatened — adjective (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered (Freq. 1) the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one • Similar to: ↑vulnerable • Topics: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life … Useful english dictionary
Threatened species — are any species (including animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to extinction in the near future. World Conservation Union (IUCN) is the foremost authority on threatened species, and treats threatened species not as a single… … Wikipedia
Threatened fauna of Australia — are those species and subspecies of birds, fish, frogs, insects, mammals, molluscs, crustaceans and reptiles to be found in Australia that are in danger of becoming extinct. This list is the list proclaimed under the Australian federal… … Wikipedia
threatened species — A species that is likely to become an endangered species in the foreseeable future. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 defines this term for purposes of federal law. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary.… … Law dictionary
threatened with a lawsuit — threatened that he would file a legal claim if his demands were not fulfilled … English contemporary dictionary
threatened species — n. a species of animal or plant that is rare and may become an endangered species in the near future … English World dictionary
threatened men live long — Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. le[s] menaciez encore vivent, threatened men live long. 1534 LADY E. WHEATHELL in M. St. C. Byrne Lisle Letters II. ii. Ther es a nolde sayeng thretend men lyue long. c 1555 in H. L. Collman Ballads of Elizabethan Period… … Proverbs new dictionary
