noun · 3 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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/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/
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rhymes with -aɪldlaɪf
CMU ARPABET:W AY1 L D L AY2 F
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often, uncountable
Examples
This town offers wildlife tours where you can go and watch the bears, deer, wild rabbits and other creatures in their natural habitats.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Living undomesticated organisms of all kinds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
all living things (except people) that are undomesticated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
chemicals could kill all the wildlife
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: life
History
Etymology
From wild + life.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
野生動物 /野生动物
(yěshēng dòngwù)
— animals in their natural environment
Dutch:
wilde dieren
— animals in their natural environment
Esperanto:
faŭno
— animals in their natural environment
Finnish:
villieläimet
— animals in their natural environment
French:
faune
— animals in their natural environment
German:
Tierwelt
— animals in their natural environment
German:
Fauna
— animals in their natural environment
Italian:
fauna
— animals in their natural environment
Italian:
fauna selvatica
— animals in their natural environment
Navajo:
naaldeehii
— animals in their natural environment
Portuguese:
fauna
— animals in their natural environment
Spanish:
fauna
— animals in their natural environment
Swahili:
wanyamapori
— animals in their natural environment
Swedish:
fauna
— animals in their natural environment
Uzbek:
hayvonot
— animals in their natural environment
Arabic:
اَلْحَيَاة اَلْبَرِّيَّة
(al-ḥayāh al-barriyya)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܚܲܝܘܼܬ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ
(ḵayut barīyā)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Assamese:
বনৰীয়া জীৱ-জন্তু
(bonoria ziw-zontu)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Bulgarian:
дива природа
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Chinese Mandarin:
野生生物
(yěshēng shēngwù)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Dutch:
natuur
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Dutch:
wildleven
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Dutch:
wildlife
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Dutch:
wilde planten en dieren
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Finnish:
villieläimet
— animals and plants in their natural environment
French:
nature
— animals and plants in their natural environment
French:
environnement
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Hindi:
वन्यजीव
(vanyajīv)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Hungarian:
vadvilág
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Japanese:
野生動物
(yasei dōbutsu)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Portuguese:
vida selvagem
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Russian:
ди́кая приро́да
(díkaja priróda)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Russian:
жива́я приро́да
(živája priróda)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Russian:
живо́тный мир
(živótnyj mir)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Russian:
фа́уна
(fáuna)
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Scottish Gaelic:
fiadh-bheatha
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Spanish:
vida silvestre
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Swedish:
vilt
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Swedish:
natur
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Tagalog:
buhay-ilang
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Turkish:
vahşi yaşam
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Turkish:
vahşi hayat
— animals and plants in their natural environment
Turkish:
vahşi doğa
— animals and plants in their natural environment
