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TOPIK 6noun

멸종위기종

myeoljongwigijong [멸쫑위기종]

멸종위기종이 · 멸종위기종을

endangered species

Example

호랑이는 대표적인 멸종위기종입니다.

The tiger is a typical endangered species.

Word parts

멸 destroy종 species위 danger기 crisis종 species

Literally 'species in a crisis of extinction'.

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Pronounced [멸쫑위기종] — ㅈ after ㄹ is tensed in Sino-Korean words.