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least concern

American  
[leest kuhn-surn] / ˈlist kənˈsɜrn /

adjective

Biology, Ecology.

  1. (of a plant or animal species) assessed to be thriving, with a distribution or population status that is neither threatened nor near threatened, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: LC

    Among the least concern birds on our favorite watches are the sandhill cranes and the pied-billed grebes.

Etymology

Origin of least concern

First recorded in 1995–2000

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