wild lifen.
/ˈwʌɪl(d) lʌɪf/, U.S. /ˈwaɪl(d) ˌlaɪf/ The native fauna and flora of a particular region.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > flora
botany1717
flora1778
florula1847
wild life1879
florule1895
the world > life > biology > balance of nature > distribution > [noun] > plants or animals of a particular region
wild life1879
1879 R. Jefferies (title) Wild life in a southern county.
1912 A. R. Dugmore (title) Wild life and the camera.
1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Nov. p. xxii/2 The chance to live among country things and indulge a native passion for wild life (for if you scratch an Englishman you are likely to find a naturalist manqué).
1982 Times 18 Oct. 20/8 Ancient woods..are especially important for wildlife.
Compounds
C1. attributive.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > relating to native flora
wild life1936
the world > life > biology > balance of nature > distribution > [adjective] > plants or animals of a particular region
Scottish1597
wild life1936
1936 Discovery June 190 His description of the patient progress of the wild-life photographer has authority behind it.
1936 Discovery June 191/2 (heading) The wild-life film.
1943 J. S. Huxley TVA 12 The total range of activities covered by the TVA..includes..wild life conservation.
1943 J. S. Huxley TVA 54 I spoke earlier of the wild life survey of the region.
1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Jan. 24/1 A well-illustrated anthology based on the B.B.C.'s wild-life and naturalist programmes.
1982 G. Hammond Fair Game v. 47 The shooting man..needs a rich wildlife scene.
1984 Guardian 22 Oct. 3/2 The Liberals estimate that annual compensation to farmers who are preserving scenic land or important wildlife habitats..is running at the rate of £1 million.
C2.
wildlife park n. a park in which wild animals are kept and displayed to the public in conditions as close as possible to their natural ones.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > zoo > [noun] > wildlife park
animal park1887
park1909
wildlife park1965
safari park1969
1965 P. Wayre Wind in Reeds xvi. 234 We became officially known as the Norfolk Wildlife Park. Britain's first wildlife park was away to a flying start.
1976 P. R. White Planning for Public Transport viii. 157 Coach operators' inclusive prices for visits to stately homes and wild-life parks.
wildlife sanctuary n. an area of land in which hunting, collecting, or any other disturbance of the native fauna and flora is forbidden.
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the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > sanctuary or reserve > [noun]
sanctuary1879
natural park1888
game reserve1907
nature reserve1912
nature sanctuary1928
nature park1929
wildlife sanctuary1936
1936 D. McCowan Animals Canad. Rockies i. 12 A warning to poachers in a wild life sanctuary.
1973 V. Canning Flight of Grey Goose iv. 57 The whole of that area was kept as a wild life sanctuary.
Derivatives
ˈwildlifer n. a person interested in the study and conservation of wild plants and animals.
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the world > life > biology > study > person who studies > [noun] > natural history
naturalist1600
natural historian1640
physiologist1653
naturala1682
field naturalist1789
physiophilist1804
natural scientist1872
naturist1925
wildlifer1963
1963 Spectator 8 Feb. 177/3 Children either drop the whole thing or become wildlifers of the intrepid, modern, TV-inspired kind.
1982 G. Hammond Fair Game v. 49 I can just picture a bunch of slightly hostile wild-lifers..running the estate.
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wildlife corridor n. a strip of natural habitat connecting populations of wildlife otherwise separated by cultivated land, roads, etc.
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1965 Kenosha (Wisconsin) News 30 Sept. 15/4 Most of the primary environmental corridors within the Region lie in the Kettle Moraine area or along major river and stream valleys, and they contain all of the remaining high value wildlife habitat and finest remaining woodland.]
1971 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 24 Dec. 23/8 The abrupt decline in wildlife densities both east and west of this segment indicated to Conti that the survey area with natural cover, food and water supply was being used as a ‘wildlife corridor’.
1999 National Trust Thames & Chiltern Region Autumn 3/1 The farm..will form a vital wildlife corridor linking two important Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
2016 Times of India (Nexis) 31 Aug. The 30-kilometre-long forest patch from Bandhwari to Damdama, which covers more than 5,000 hectares of forest, acts a wildlife corridor between Asola Bhatti in Delhi to Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan.
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