wildlife

«wildlife» in Mova's school dictionary: Wild animals, birds, insects and plants that live free in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (wildlife — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Wild animals, birds, insects and plants that live free in nature, not kept by people. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography, wildlife lives in habitats like forests, oceans and wetlands; people protect wildlife in parks and reserves. In outdoor safety, never feed or touch wild animals, keep your distance and take rubbish home. Phrases: wildlife park, wildlife reserve, protect wildlife, local wildlife, wildlife habitat.

examples

• We saw lots of wildlife on our walk. tree →
• Please don't feed the wildlife. tree →
• Kangaroos and koalas are Australian wildlife. tree →
• The wetlands are home to rare wildlife. tree →
• Litter can hurt wildlife. tree →
• Keep your dog on a lead to protect wildlife. tree →

note

Uncountable: "a lot of wildlife", not "wildlifes". It is one word. Safety: wild animals can bite, sting or carry disease even if they look cute; watch from far away.

In the corpora

• City pigeons often get string or hair tangled round their toes, which can cut into the foot; wildlife rescuers carefully remove it.
• If you find an injured wild bird, tell an adult who can call a wildlife rescue, because wild animals need special care.
• Experts such as wildlife rescues handle them.
• An injured wild animal may bite, so you do not pick it up; an adult can call a wildlife rescue.
• A koala, wombat or other wild animal hurt on the road should be helped by wildlife rescue, not by children.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wildlife» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.