aoudad |
a wild sheep of northern Africa with long, thick, curved horns and long fringes of hair on the neck, chest, and forelegs. |
argali |
a wild sheep of central and northern Asia that has large spiraling horns. |
ass |
a mammal with long legs and hooves that is closely related to the horse. A donkey is a domestic ass. Asses look like horses but are smaller and have longer ears. Wild asses live in Africa and Asia and are in danger of becoming extinct. [1/2 definitions] |
aurochs |
an extinct wild ox once common in northern Africa, Europe, and western Asia, and probably an ancestor of domestic cattle. [1/2 definitions] |
babirusa |
a wild pig of the East Indies, the male of which has tusks that grow up through the snout and curve backward toward the eyes. |
Bacchanalia |
(l.c.) any wild or drunken party; orgy. [1/2 definitions] |
beach grass |
any of several tough, deeply rooted perennial grasses that grow wild on beaches and are sometimes planted there to combat erosion. |
beast |
a part of human nature which is rude, cruel, or like a wild animal. [1/2 definitions] |
big game |
large wild animals hunted for sport, such as deer, boar, or tigers. [1/2 definitions] |
bighorn |
a wild sheep found in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The male has large, curved horns; the female has short, straight horns. They are also called Rocky Mountain sheep. |
bilberry |
any of several woody wild or cultivated North American plants that produce edible dark blue berries. [1/2 definitions] |
birdbath |
a basin for wild birds to bathe in, often an ornamental structure manufactured for this purpose. |
birding |
the activity or hobby of observing and identifying birds in the wild; bird-watching. |
bird-watching |
the activity or hobby of observing and identifying birds in the wild: birding. |
blackhead |
a malignant, infectious, and often fatal disease of the liver and intestines of domestic and wild fowl. [1/3 definitions] |
blue flag |
any of several North American wild irises that bear blue flowers. |
boar |
a wild pig that lives in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Boars that have escaped from farms are now common in the southeastern mountains of the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
bobcat |
a wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. Bobcats are about twice the size of a house cat. They are a kind of lynx and live in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Bobcats are carnivorous mammals. |
bonobo |
any of a species of highly intelligent African ape related to but smaller than the chimpanzee and exhibiting various human-like behaviors. The bonobo's habitat in the wild is limited to an area within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
bounty |
a reward or payment for catching outlaws or killing certain kinds of wild animals. [1/2 definitions] |
bronco |
a wild or partly tamed horse or pony of the western United States. |