wildling

American  

[wahyld-ling] / ˈwaɪld lɪŋ /

noun

1. a wild plant, flower, or animal.

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Etymology

Origin of wildling

First recorded in 1830–40; wild + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

In 2019, a team led by co-author Dr. Barbara Rehermann of the National Institutes of Health found that "wildling" lab mice raised with gut microbes like those of wild mice do a better job of modeling human immune responses than traditional lab mice.

From Science Daily

Carr, too, could have been a wildling.

From Los Angeles Times

On the contrary, wildling mice developed robust signs of pathological inflammation and allergic responses when exposed to allergens.

From Science Daily

Researchers have now compared the allergic immune response in 'dirty' wildling mice to those of typical clean laboratory mice.

From Science Daily

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