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wildlife

wild·life
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wahyld-lahyf]
    • /ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/
    • /ˈwaɪld.laɪf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyld-lahyf]
    • /ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/

Definitions of wildlife word

  • noun wildlife undomesticated animals living in the wild, including those hunted for food, sport, or profit. 1
  • adjective wildlife of, for, or abounding in wildlife: a wildlife preserve. 1
  • noun wildlife Wild animals collectively ; the native fauna (and sometimes flora) of a region. 1
  • noun wildlife animals, plants, etc. 1
  • noun wildlife of, about animals and plants 1
  • uncountable noun wildlife You can use wildlife to refer to the animals and other living things that live in the wild. 0

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Origin of wildlife

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; wild + life

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wildlife

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wildlife popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

wildlife usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wildlife

noun wildlife

  • nature — has the X nature
  • environment — environment variable
  • biota — the plant and animal life of a particular region or period
  • being — Being is the present participle of be1.
  • body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.

Antonyms for wildlife

noun wildlife

  • abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
  • concept — A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
  • end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
  • inanimate — not animate; lifeless.
  • plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.

Top questions with wildlife

  • what does wildlife mean?
  • how to become a wildlife rehabilitator?
  • how much does a wildlife rehabilitator make?
  • what is the goal of wildlife conservation?
  • how to become a wildlife biologist?
  • how much do wildlife biologists make?
  • what is wildlife?

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