wildling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wildling
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The wildling mice are genetically identical to clean laboratory mice but are housed under seminatural conditions and have rich microbial exposures from birth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2023
Today’s blowsy sweet peas descend from a wildling discovered by a Sicilian monk in the late 17th century.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
From a Bond girl to a “Game of Thrones” wildling, here are all the known famous coronavirus patients so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2020
Kristofer Hivju, everyone’s favorite wildling in “Game of Thrones,” plays Erik, a vagabond who rents surfboards from a shipping container on a Norwegian beach.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2020
Even Robb ... he ought to have won a smile the day he'd saved Bran from that wildling, but instead he'd gotten a scolding, as if he were some cook who'd burned the stew.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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