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wildlife
noun, wild·life often attributive \-ˌlīf\
: animals living in nature : wild animals
Full Definition of WILDLIFE
: living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated
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First Known Use of WILDLIFE
1879
Rhymes with WILDLIFE
alewife, case knife, clasp knife, drawknife, farmwife, fishwife, flick-knife, folklife, good life, goodwife, half-life, highlife, housewife, jackknife, loosestrife, lowlife, midlife, midwife, nightlife, oldwife, penknife, pro-life, real-life, shelf life, steak knife, still life, true-life, wakerife, whole-life
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wildlife
noun wild·life \ˈwīld-ˌlīf\
Definition of WILDLIFE for Kids
: wild animals living in their natural environment
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