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Wildlife | fauna - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for wildlife and fauna: 🔊

Wild • life (BrE / ˈwaɪldlaɪf / NAmE / ˈwaɪldlaɪf / ); fauna ( BrE / ˈfɔːnə / NAmE / ˈfɔːnə /)

1.2. Synonyms of wildlife:

1 international synonym(s) for wildlife. Notably:

Fauna 🔉 ▶

1.3. Etymology of wildlife and fauna:

Old English wilde "in the natural state, uncultivated, untamed, undomesticated, uncontrolled," from Proto-Germanic *wildia- (source also of Old Saxon wildi, Old Norse. "game"), of uncertain origin, perhaps from PIE root *welt- "woodlands; wild" (https://www.etymonline.com › word › wildlife)

1.4. 🇫🇷 French translation of wildlife and fauna:

1.5. Definition of wildlife in fisheries:

Wildlife, also known as fauna, is defined as: all of the animals in a specific area, period of time, etc.

1.6. Plural of wildlife:

Wildlife;

1.7. Usage example of wildlife:

Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations, PART I, article 8, paragraph 1 : « Within the context of this law, logging or customary right means the right which is recognized as being that of the local population to harvest ail forest, wildlife and fisheries products freely for their personal use, except the protected species. »

2. Notes on wildlife

Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans.(Wikipedia)

Fishery terminology records for Wildlife

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