Definitions for wildlife
ˈwaɪldˌlaɪfwildlife

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 12 votes

1. wildlifenoun

   all living things (except people) that are undomesticated

   "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 17 votes

1. wildlifenoun

   animals living and plants growing in their natural environment

2. wildlifenoun

   members of a college fraternity

3. wildlifenoun

   Wild animals, excluding fish.

4. wildlifenoun

   Wild animals.

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 42 votes

1. Wildlife

   Wildlife traditionally refers to non-domesticated vertebrates, but has come to broadly reference to all wild 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 negative. Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems. Deserts, forests, rain forests, plains, grasslands, other areas including the most developed urban sites, all have distinct forms of wildlife. While the term in popular culture usually refers to animals that are untouched by human factors, most scientists agree that wildlife around is affected by human activities. Humans have historically tended to separate civilization from wildlife in a number of ways including the legal, social, and moral sense. Religions have often declared certain animals to be sacred, and in modern times concern for the natural environment has provoked activists to protest the exploitation of wildlife for human benefit or entertainment.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:2.8 / 10 votes

1. wildlife

   Song lyrics by wildlife -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by wildlife on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Life

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wildlife' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4436

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wildlife' in Nouns Frequency: #1849

How to pronounce wildlife?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say wildlife in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wildlife in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wildlife in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of wildlife in a Sentence

1. Carole Scofield:

   Carole Scofield told the news station Carole Scofield thinks this is the second time this same bear has broken into their home looking for food. The first time it broke down their front door. In total, the couple said they have had trouble with bears on six different occasions during the 20 years they’ve lived in South Lake Tahoe. Lesa Johnston, with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, told KOLO8 that bears normally rummage through trash cans in search of food, but they're also known to look elsewhere. At some point in the bears' life, they gain some type of food reward by breaking in a cabin or a home, so they remember that, so the behavior is likely to be repeated, Lesa Johnston said. We are very lucky, both major break-ins, we were very lucky. I know a lot of people have not been. It has been very, very costly.

2. Sarah Crowley:

   We hope this research inspires people to think about what type they are and to have conversations with their friends and family about the responsibilities that cat owners might have, both to themselves and to other wildlife, we think this can happen without a conflict between cat lovers and bird projects.

3. Marjan Ghadrdan:

   As much as we love them, they are hurting the wildlife.

4. Kelly Burke:

   Our position is to remove the border wall, reclaim and restore the habitats, rivers, wildlife corridors, and tribal lands that were in many cases literally blown apart, and to support equitable, humane, and comprehensive immigration reform.

5. Ted Zukowski:

   This is a great day for Grand Canyon National Park, and those who love its stunning vistas, abundant wildlife and rich cultural heritage.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wildlife
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wildlife
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wildlife