all wild animals collectively; esp., the wild vertebrates hunted by humans
These giraffe are part of this areas wildlife.
Wildlife is a general term for all wild, untamed animals.
An example of wildlife is a deer and a bird that are seen along a hike.
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wildlife
noun
Animals that have not been domesticated or tamed and are usually living in a natural environment, including both game and nongame species.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- animals living and plants growing in their natural environment
- (slang) members of a college fraternity
- Wild animals, excluding fish.
- Wild animals.
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Sentence Examples
- The wildlife out here depends on the water hole.
- The wildlife had probably taken care of them.
- I wanted to put native wildlife on it.
- You know, like buffalo, pronghorn, and Doll sheep - wildlife native to the United States.
- "I'm not afraid of the wildlife, I'm cautious," he defended quickly.
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