Phrase guide

wild animal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈwaɪld ˈænɪməl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any (nonhuman) animal living in a natural, undomesticated state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Visitors must not feed the wild animals, for the health and safety of both the animals and the visitors.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person exhibiting uncontrolled and risky, possibly aggressive, behaviour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • We've got some wild animals up in here tonight!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: кийик (kiyik) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Arabic: حَيَوَان بَرِّيّ (ḥayawān barriyy) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Arabic: حَيَوَان وَحْشِيّ (ḥayawān waḥšiyy) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܲܝܘܲܬ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (ḥaywat barīyā) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Bulgarian: ди́во живо́тно (dívo živótno) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Catalan: fera — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Catalan: bèstia — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Cherokee: ᎡᎿᎢ (ehnai) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Chickasaw: nannimilhlha' — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 野獸 /野兽 (yěshòu) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 野生動物 /野生动物 (yěshēng dòngwù) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Crimean Tatar: kiyik ayvan — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Czech: divoké zvíře — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Danish: vilddyr — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Dutch: wild dier — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Finnish: villieläin — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • French: animal sauvage — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Galician: animal salvaxe — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Galician: besta brava — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Georgian: ნადირი (nadiri) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Georgian: მხეცი (mxeci) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Georgian: გარეული ცხოველი (gareuli cxoveli) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Georgian: ველური ცხოველი (veluri cxoveli) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • German: wildes Tier — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • German: Wildtier — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Greek: αγρίμι (agrími) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Hebrew: חַיַּת בַּר (khayyát bar) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Hindi: वन्यजीव (vanyajīv) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Hungarian: vadállat — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Hungarian: vad — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Icelandic: villidýr — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Indonesian: binatang liar — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Indonesian: margasatwa — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Irish: beithíoch allta — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Italian: animale selvatico — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Japanese: 野生動物 (yaseidōbutsu) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Khmer: សត្វព្រៃ (sat prɨy) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Korean: 야생 동물 (yasaeng dongmul) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Kyrgyz: кийик (kiyik) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Latin: bēstia — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Latin: fera — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Eastern Mari: янлык (janlyk) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Central Sierra Miwok: halé·-to- — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Norwegian Bokmål: villdyr — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: villdyr — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Old English: wilddēor — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Polish: dzikie zwierzę — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Portuguese: fera — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Quechua: k'ita uywa — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Romanian: animal sălbatic — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Russian: ди́кое живо́тное (díkoje živótnoje) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Sicilian: vestia — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Sicilian: bestia — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Spanish: fiera — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Spanish: animal salvaje — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Spanish: animal silvestre — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Spanish: tecuán — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Swahili: mnyamapori — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Tamil: காட்டுவிலங்கு (kāṭṭuvilaṅku) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Thai: สัตว์ป่า (sàt-bpàa) — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Unami: tekënàxàm — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state
  • Wutunhua: redak — animal living in a natural, undomesticated state