"imperiled" meaning in English

See imperiled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From imperil + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|imperil|ed}} imperil + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} imperiled
  1. (biological conservation) at risk of becoming extinct
    Sense id: en-imperiled-en-adj-6LvDOToY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: imperilled [UK]

Verb

Etymology: From imperil + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|imperil|ed}} imperil + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} imperiled
  1. simple past and past participle of imperil Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: imperil
    Sense id: en-imperiled-en-verb-duQ617UA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: imperilled [UK]
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