uhanalainen

Finnish

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Definitions
  • endangered facing the danger of extinction
  • vulnerable on the IUCN 3.1 scale
  • threatened facing a threat

Etymology

Compound from Finnish uhka (danger, of threat, risk) + Finnish alainen (sub-, subject to, lying underneath, lying under, subordinate, underwear, underneath, -sub).

Origin

Finnish

alainen

Gloss

sub-, subject to, lying underneath, lying under, subordinate, underwear, underneath, -sub

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