wildlife

[ wahyld-lahyf ]

/ ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf /

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noun

undomesticated animals living in the wild, including those hunted for food, sport, or profit.

adjective

of, for, or abounding in wildlife: a wildlife preserve.

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Origin of wildlife

First recorded in 1930–35; wild + life

Words nearby wildlife

wild Irishman, wildish, wildland, wildlands, wild lettuce, wildlife, wild lily of the valley, wildling, wild liquorice, wild madder, wild man

How to use wildlife in a sentence

If it doesn’t, you should report the animal to your local wildlife control agency.
Are coyotes moving into your neighborhood?|Kathryn Hulick|September 3, 2020|Science News For Students
“Winter sea ice in this region serves as a critical habitat for unique marine wildlife like Pacific walrus and kittiwakes,” Gaglioti says.
Bering Sea winter ice shrank to its lowest level in 5,500 years in 2018|Carolyn Gramling|September 3, 2020|Science News
In my view, this contested area will have far more meaning and value as a wildlife refuge in a warming world that is starting to seriously move away from hydrocarbon energy.
The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil companies—but none may bite|By Scott L. Montgomery/The Conversation|August 26, 2020|Popular-Science
Everywhere we looked — home gardens, parks, agricultural lands, wildlife refuges — pesticides were present.
Pesticides contaminate most food of western U.S. monarchs|Rebecca E. Hirsch|August 17, 2020|Science News For Students

A phenomenon known in wildlife studies as natal dispersal, it is the first — and for many, only — movement from their birthplace.
Leopards Are Indeed Changing Their Spots|Eromo Egbejule|August 14, 2020|Ozy
The user fee on duck stamps goes exclusively to funding federal acquisition of wetlands as wildlife habitat.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He also recalls the many visitors who would often go to the island to admire its harvests and wildlife.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kocurek documented the scene with notes and diagrams, and called the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife officer corroborated another account.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Fish and Wildlife special agent collected the bodies of two birds at the site, a redhead duck and a mourning dove.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A survey of wildlife with recommendations for adequate protection.
Grand Teton [Wyoming] National Park|United States Dept. of the Interior
The Northern Neck had been hunted less by the Indians than the lower peninsulas, and it was teeming with wildlife.
The Stronghold|Miriam Haynie
The fight would spread and the victors would be eaten by the wildlife that swarmed over the undefended perimeter.
Deathworld|Harry Harrison
The possibility of seeing and studying wildlife is best in the Many Glacier region.
Glacier National Park [Montana]|United States Dept. of the Interior
Glacier National Park is exceptionally rich in many kinds of wildlife.
Glacier National Park [Montana]|United States Dept. of the Interior

British Dictionary definitions for wildlife

wildlife

/ (ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf) /

noun

wild animals and plants collectively

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