wildlife


wild·life

noun, often attributive \-ˌlīf\

Definition of WILDLIFE

: living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated

Examples of WILDLIFE

  1. an area with abundant wildlife

First Known Use of WILDLIFE

1879

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