- wildlife
- noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1879 living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Wildlife — includes all non domesticated plants, animals, and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and… … Wikipedia
Wildlife — Студийный альбом Mott the Hoople Дата выпуска март 1971 Записан декабрь 1970 Island Studios … Википедия
wildlife — fauna of a region, 1879, from WILD (Cf. wild) + LIFE (Cf. life) … Etymology dictionary
wildlife — ► NOUN ▪ the native fauna (and sometimes flora) of a region … English terms dictionary
wildlife — [wīld′līf΄] n. all wild animals collectively; esp., the wild vertebrates hunted by humans … English World dictionary
wildlife — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abundant ▪ endangered, rare ▪ indigenous, local, native ▪ exotic ▪ … Collocations dictionary
wildlife — wild|life [ waıld,laıf ] noun uncount ** animals, birds, and plants that live in natural conditions: laws to protect wildlife and their habitats a. only before noun relating to wildlife: a wildlife conservation organization … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wildlife */*/ — UK [ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf] / US noun [uncountable] a) animals, birds, and plants that live in natural conditions laws to protect wildlife and their habitats b) [only before noun] relating to wildlife a wildlife conservation organization … English dictionary
wildlife — /wuyld luyf /, n. 1. undomesticated animals living in the wild, including those hunted for food, sport, or profit. adj. 2. of, for, or abounding in wildlife: a wildlife preserve. [1930 35; WILD + LIFE] * * * … Universalium
Wildlife — With its diverse climate, vast geography, and low population densities, the Russian Federation particularly Asiatic Russia is home to a wide variety of wildlife. In the Far North, species such as the Arctic fox, lemmings, polar bears, and harp … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
wildlife — wild|life [ˈwaıldlaıf] n [U] animals and plants growing in natural conditions ▪ measures to protect the area s wildlife ▪ the destruction of wildlife habitats … Dictionary of contemporary English
