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Adjective

in the wild ‎(not comparable)

1. (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.

2. (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.

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