(ぜつめつきぐしゅ)

ぜつめつきぐしゅ
noun
endangered species
1. endangered species
A species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.
パンダ絶滅危惧種(ぜつめつきぐしゅ)指定(してい)されている
Pandas are designated as an endangered species.
絶滅危惧種(ぜつめつきぐしゅ)保護(ほご)するための法律(ほうりつ)ある
There are laws to protect endangered species.
生息地(せいそくち)破壊(はかい)絶滅危惧種(ぜつめつきぐしゅ)()えている
The destruction of habitats is increasing the number of endangered species.

絶滅危惧種(ぜつめつきぐしゅ) is the official term used in conservation biology.

Forms

絶滅(ぜつめつ) (extinction) + 危惧(きぐ) (fear, concern) + (しゅ) (species) = 絶滅危惧種(ぜつめつきぐしゅ)

Common collocations

Types

  • 絶滅危惧(ぜつめつきぐ)IA(るい) - Critically Endangered (CR)
  • 絶滅危惧(ぜつめつきぐ)IB(るい) - Endangered (EN)
  • 絶滅危惧(ぜつめつきぐ)II(るい) - Vulnerable (VU)

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