in the wild
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- (usually of animals) Living and roaming freely in nature; not domesticated etc.
- 2008, G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman, Sustaining the Earth: an integrated approach (page 107)
- But during its lifetime, a single macaw left in the wild might yield more than 16 times as much in tourist income.
- 2008, G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman, Sustaining the Earth: an integrated approach (page 107)
- (figuratively) at large
- 2006, Wally Wang, Steal this computer book 4.0: what they won't tell you about the Internet
- A new, deadly type of virus has been detected in the wild.
- 2006, Wally Wang, Steal this computer book 4.0: what they won't tell you about the Internet
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